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Former Canadian politician suspected of working for foreign government: CSIS - National | Globalnews.ca

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A former Canadian politician is suspected of trying to influence Parliament ’s work on behalf of a foreign government.

No identifying information about the parliamentarian was included in the documents, nor was the country they were allegedly working for named.

It's a previously unknown instance of direct foreign interference in Canada 's democracy.

The CSIS produced a list of six significant instances of suspected foreign interference.

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