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Foreign interference: CSIS alleges India aided Pierre Poilievre in Conservative leadership race

by Lorraine Carpenter

Poilievre’s refusal to get his security clearance is looking increasingly suspicious.

The Globe and Mail reported this morning that the government of India allegedly interfered in the 2022 Conservative Party leadership race by fundraising and organizing in support of eventual winner Pierre Poilievre. The allegation by CSIS, Canada’s spy agency, has since been confirmed by two Radio-Canada sources.

Previous reports found that India’s meddling in the 2022 CPC leadership race also included attempts to damage the leadership bid by one of Poilievre’s rivals, Patrick Brown.

Poilievre has been widely criticized for refusing to get his security clearance — something every other federal party leader in Canada has — which is needed to read reports about foreign interference, among other sensitive intelligence information

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following the closure of the alt weekly newspaper the Mirror, where she worked as a writer and editor for 12 years. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal and maintaining an independent voice in the Canadian media landscape.