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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Trudeau faces fury of Canadian MPs over alleged Chinese election meddling

The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, told MPs that his government had ‘no information on any federal candidates receiving money from China’.
The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, told MPs that his government had ‘no information on any federal candidates receiving money from China’. Photograph: Canadian Press/Rex/Shutterstock

Justin Trudeau is under mounting pressure to explain how seriously his government has responded to the threat of Chinese interference in Canadian elections in the wake of damning intelligence leaks.

Allegations that the prime minister’s government has failed to act on meddling efforts featured prominently in a raucous session of parliament on Wednesday, as concern over Beijing’s efforts to undermine Canadian elections continues to dominate the country’s politics.

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