OTTAWA — Some of the evidence of foreign interference supplied by the Conservative Party of Canada after the 2021 election was disregarded outright by Global Affairs Canada’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) over “privacy concerns,” because it contained personal messages.

The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force, which is comprised of CSIS, the CSE, the RCMP and Global Affairs Canada, ultimately ruled as “inconclusive” the Conservative party’s concerns that it had lost in some ridings because of foreign interference

“It could have been state-sponsored, it could have very well been organic, or it could have been somewhere in between," said one member.{ai:summary}<p>Foreign interference evidence in Canadian election dismissed due to privacy concerns. CSIS-led task force declares Conservative party's claims inconclusive. #politics</p>

Elections task force cited 'privacy concerns' in disregarding Conservative evidence of foreign election meddling

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