Gould defends Liberal track record on foreign interference

“We are here today because we took attempts at foreign interference very seriously,” said Gould, who served as minister of democratic institutions in the lead-up to the 2019 election. “Something I will note the previous Conservative government didn’t do.”Liberal member of Parliament Karina Gould appears as a witness at the foreign interference inquiry in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Government House Leader Karina Gould is standing by actions the Liberal government undertook to safeguard Canadian democracy during the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. Appearing before the public inquiry into foreign interference on Wednesday morning, Gould doubled down on measures introduced by the Trudeau administration to protect against attempts from state actors to influence election outcomes, including the creation of a five-person panel tasked with monitoring potential threats.

“We are here today because we took attempts at foreign interference very seriously,” said Gould, who served as minister of democratic institutions in the lead-up to the 2019 election. “Something I will note the previous Conservative government didn’t do.”

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