The Liberal government described the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol (CEIPP) it created as “the mechanism for communicating with Canadians during the 2019 election (and subsequent elections) in a clear, transparent and impartial manner, if there had been an egregious incident that threatened Canada’s ability to have a free and fair election.”
But if CEIPP never tells us anything about foreign interference in federal elections, what’s the point of having it?
Canadian security experts have long warned that Canada is particularly vulnerable to foreign interference — not just during elections — because its espionage laws are badly outdated.
Unlike the U.S. and Australia, Canada doesn’t even have a foreign influence registry law, requiring foreign agents to register when lobbying government officials and imposing fines and jail sentences on those breaking the law.
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