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Canada Reveals Foreign Election Interference by India and Pakistan

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has disclosed attempts by India and Pakistan to influence the 2019 and 2021 federal elections through clandestine activities.

  • India and Pakistan attempted to interfere in Canada's 2019 and 2021 federal elections, aiming to influence the outcomes in their favor.
  • India's interference strategies included the use of a proxy agent to provide illegal financial support to pro-Indian candidates.
  • Pakistan's interference efforts in 2019 were aimed at promoting its political, security, and economic interests in Canada.
  • The revelations come amid a broader public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections, which also investigates activities by China and Russia.
  • India has rejected the allegations of interference as baseless, while the investigation into these claims continues.
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