Chief electoral officer of Canada discusses alleged Chinese interference in 2019 election

Stéphane Perrault, Canada's chief electoral officer, has told a House of Commons committee he was not previously "aware of any specifics" regarding alleged campaigns of Chinese interference in Canada's 2019 federal election.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also insists he did not have any information on federal candidates receiving money from China.

As Eric Sorensen reports, Perrault's comments come after sources told Global News that Canadian intelligence officials informed Trudeau and some cabinet ministers about allegations China was running sophisticated schemes.

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[lregey]

Name the MPs! We demand a lawful election.

[lastChang]

With hard evidence that CSIS has now, why doesn't Canada 🇨🇦 close the China's Toronto consulate immediately, and tell the United Front Work operatives to go home?

[patrickcowan]

Forget the gab give us the names. After ten multi million dollar enquiries we will still know nothing.

[BlueTruckingCity]

“There is a level of admiration I actually have for China because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to actually turn their economy around on a dime...having a dictatorship where you can do whatever you wanted, that I find quite interesting". Admiring the dictatorship of china, and now trying to call them out and then denying it. "Trudeau"

[yepyep]

Alleged??? Pretty sure this has been proven to have happened by CSIS.

[Karma-fpho]

Acting so prudently that they decided to not tell the PM.

[Dihorse]

Let's be "transparent" the said Canadian way. When ask for evidence that money was sent from Chinese Embassy, suddenly Canadian media and politicians turn to cladestincy. Such hyprocrites. How can the accused debunk the lie without particulars given?

[TizTime]

Global coming back to the people? Or just a one off?

[dancostello]

Full inquiry and resignations of all involved required.

[KillerSniper]

Every single person needs to be exposed. This isn’t a time for secrecy. Who was it? What is so bad about exposing sitting MPs who still have their seat? Is it not a mix of conservatives and liberals? Is it only liberals? Only NDP?

[jackmnop]

Only one name Wei Chengyi (a Canadian Chinese businessman), the rest are unidentified or unnamed, why? How creditable is this reporting?

[RichardTaylor-degy]

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Essentially done in broad daylight. Bitcoin and other methods of exchange would not be so easily tracked.

[lskyrocker]

Proud of Global News for even reporting on this

[joycemclean]

If only Trudeau knew what truth meant.

[mickeyandres]

Ohhhh he’s so angry haha
No poker face there Trudeau!

[Stevi]

If it was another parties candidates, he would of released their names, had them investigated and demanded their resignations.

[cormacgreene]

How long has the liberal party had ties with the ccp

[thebigr]

The best part of the CRIME MINISTER OF CANADA ran down the side of Maggie's leg

[swiftfuegon]

This is not interference! Come on, it is only people who support truckers!

[markeves]

It is within belief that not only would this PM cultivate corruption via funds from abroad, but would look to cover it up. I would like the OPP to investigate, since the allegation stated an Ontario business man and MPP where the point of contact.