Election interference watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney
Charles Burton, a former Canadian diplomat who speaks and reads Chinese, read the two posts and said one was fairly neutral and descriptive about Mr. Carney and the pre-election political environment in Canada, while a second one was positive
By News on the Net -- The Globe And Mail & cbcwatcher—— Bio and Archives--April 7, 2025
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A federal election-interference watchdog has uncovered an information operation from Beijing trying to shape public opinion among Chinese Canadians about Liberal Leader Mark Carney.
Some
of the messaging it found was fairly laudatory toward Mr. Carney, with
one headline saying “the United States is facing a tough prime minister
from Canada.” This post said the Liberal Leader has been praised for his
“quick and effective response” to the 2008 financial crisis, was called
a “rock star economist” by British media and had been described as “the
only adult in the room” during the Brexit crisis. ---More...
Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force "This content has been amplified in a coordinated and inauthentic way."
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher)April 7, 2025
"This information operation had contrasting positive and negative narratives, first amplifying Mr. Carney's stance with the United States and… https://t.co/GGnvA2qF29 pic.twitter.com/QzBetkxgMS
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