Foreign meddling 'did not affect' overall federal election results: inquiry report

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OTTAWA — Foreign interference by China did not affect the overall results of the 2019 and 2021 general elections won by Justin Trudeau's Liberals, a federal commission of inquiry has found. In an interim report Friday, commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said while it is possible that outcomes in a small number of ridings were affected by meddling, this cannot be said with certainty. Hogue, who heard extensive testimony and reviewed secret documents, found that interference by Beijing or others did n