Polling suggests Canadians want the federal government to call an independent inquiry into foreign interference in federal elections.
The reports, based on leaks from security sources, detailed allegations that China attempted to interfere to support candidates considered friendly to Beijing, and to ensure the Liberals won a minority in 2021.
“Those who tend to distrust our electoral system, and so on, it tends to fall on partisan lines,” said Christian Bourque, executive vice-president of Leger.Article content The poll suggests 93 per cent of respondents who vote Liberal felt the electoral system was safe. Conservative voters were split, with 52 per cent saying they felt the system was safe, and 48 per cent saying they felt it wasn’t.
Trust in elections was slightly lower among Bloc Quebecois supporters, at 75 per cent, and Green voters, at 64 per cent.
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