India, Pakistan tried to interfere in Canada's 2019, 2021 elections, claims spy agency; India rejects allegations
Canada's federal elections in 2019 and 2021, as reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
According to documents released by the CSIS on Thursday night (local time), the Indian government allegedly had «intent to interfere and likely conducted clandestine activities,» which involved the utilization of a proxy agent within Canada.
The clandestine activities include the provision of «illicit financial support» to candidates running in the elections.
The Canadian spy agency alleged that the Government of India is targeting Canadian elections and diaspora communities as part of a wider attempt to «align Canada's positions with India's interests on key issues.»
Canadian intel & CBC report on India’s poll “interference” uncorroborated & unsubstantiated
The Government of India targeted those ridings, CSIS alleged because there was a perception by India that «a portion of Indo-Canadian voters were sympathetic to the Khalistan movement or pro-Pakistan political stances.»
The CSIS report further claims that it has amassed «a body of intelligence» that shows an Indian Government's «proxy agent may have attempted to interfere in democratic processes» by providing illegal financial support to pro-Indian candidates.
«Any such financial contribution could have remained unknown to the candidate,» CSIS said.
However, the memo from CSIS lacks specifics and does not identify the electoral districts or candidates that might have been
