Public hearings into alleged foreign interference in Canada’s elections will begin later this month.
The commission announced Monday that its first phase of hearings would begin in Ottawa on March 27.
“These hearings will address issues at the core of our mandate,” Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue said in a news release.
“The Commission will hear evidence on the question of interference by foreign states or non-state actors in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, including any potential impact on those elections.”
Commission members will also examine and assess the flow of information to senior decision-makers, including elected officials.
The hearings are scheduled to continue until April 10. The commission has until May 3 to deliver its first report to the government.
A second round of public hearings focused on the federal government’s capacity to detect, counter, and deter foreign interference targeting Canada’s democratic and electoral processes will take place in the fall.
