"In December 2024, when United States president-elect Donald Trump started making implicit threats of annexation, Canadians became suspicious of the outside world. It's not just America that put us on edge. We used to be friends with everyone. Who didn't like Canada? We were peaceful, funny, and everyone's pal. Everyone wanted to sit with us at the United Nations cafeteria."
"In January, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue delivered a report on foreign interference in Canada's electoral process. The public inquiry was called in 2023 to investigate allegations of meddling by China, Russia, India, and other so-called foreign actors. The witch hunt began when a parliamentary intelligence report flagged that some members of Parliament were "witting or semi-witting" participants in foreign meddling. I'd never heard the phrase "semi-witting" before,"
In December 2024, implicit annexation threats from United States president-elect Donald Trump heightened Canadian suspicion of foreign intentions. Canadians' historical image as peaceful, amicable global partners eroded as geopolitical shifts and perceived exploitation raised doubts about international friendships. A 2023 public inquiry culminated in January with Justice Marie-Josée Hogue's report into alleged meddling by China, Russia, India and others after parliamentary intelligence flagged some MPs as "witting or semi-witting" participants. Calls to name suspects fueled paranoia. The report found no evidence of MPs plotting with foreign governments but raised concerns about MPs' problematic relationships, poor judgment, questionable ethics, and concluded information manipulation posed the largest democratic threat.
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