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Al Jazeera Staff

Canada says ‘highly probable’ China had role in targeting of lawmaker

Canada's foreign affairs ministry says the 'information operation' on WeChat shared and amplified misleading information about Conservative legislator Michael Chong [File: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg]

The Canadian government has alleged it was “highly probable” that China played a role in an online campaign targeting one of the country’s opposition lawmakers, as tensions persist over questions of foreign political interference.

In a statement on Wednesday, Global Affairs Canada, the country’s foreign affairs ministry, said its Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) had detected “an information operation” targeting Conservative Party legislator Michael Chong in May.

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