Canada's elections watchdog struggles to investigate foreign interference allegations, inquiry hears

The commissioner of Canada Elections, the watchdog that enforces Canada's federal election laws, is hampered in its ability  to investigate  complaints related to foreign interference, an inquiry heard Thursday afternoon in Ottawa.

Canada's elections watchdog struggles to investigate foreign interference allegations, inquiry hears
Elections Canada Commissioner Caroline Simard appears  at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, in Ottawa, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

The commissioner of Canada Elections, the watchdog that enforces Canada's federal election laws, is hampered in its ability  to investigate  complaints related to foreign interference, an inquiry heard Thursday afternoon in Ottawa.