The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has opened an investigation into possible violations of the Security of Information Act regarding recent media reports of alleged foreign interference.
In a statement to The Canadian Press, federal police say the investigation is not focused on any particular security agency.
The newspaper The Globe and Mailciting classified Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) files, recently wrote that China had worked to secure a victory for the liberal minority in the 2021 general election, as well as to defeat conservative politicians seen as hostile to Beijing. .
Additionally, a Global News report cited unnamed sources alleging that CSIS urged senior Liberal Party officials to rescind Han Dong’s nomination for a Toronto riding in 2019 due to alleged Chinese interference in its attempt to become the Liberal candidate.
CSIS Director David Vigneault told a House of Commons committee last week that the intelligence service and its partners were investigating media leaks.
As an investigation is ongoing, the RCMP declined to comment further.
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