US EditionSecurity task force says it saw 'small scale' foreign meddling during federal vote
- A federal security task force reported on October 2, 2025, that foreign interference during Canada’s April election was small scale and difficult to attribute.
- The 2025 federal election campaign featured a panel of five senior bureaucrats empowered by a federal protocol to warn the public if threats to a fair vote emerged.
- This group of senior officials, including the top government bureaucrat and key advisers from national security, foreign affairs, public safety, and intelligence sectors, was regularly briefed throughout the election campaign.
- Foreign interference activities reported were described as “small scale” and often hard to link abroad, yet no public warning was issued during the campaign.
- The 2025 election concluded without any formal warnings from the oversight panel, resulting in a Liberal government with a minority of seats, headed by Mark Carney.
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Security Task Force Says It Saw ‘Small Scale’ Foreign Meddling During Federal Vote
A new report from a federal security task force says foreign interference activities during the last general election were “small scale” and often difficult to attribute to an actor from abroad. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force includes representatives of Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the RCMP and the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s cyberspy agency. Under a federal…
A new report by a federal security working group indicates that foreign interference in the last general election was "small" and often difficult to attribute to a foreign actor.
Security task force says it saw 'small scale' foreign meddling during federal vote
OTTAWA — A new report from a federal security task force says foreign interference activities during the last general election were “small scale” and often difficult to attribute to an actor from abroad. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force includes representatives of Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the RCMP […]
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