Canada says fearing potential Pakistani, Chinese, others' interference in upcoming elections

Canadian intelligence has warned that Pakistan, Russia, China and India could “potentially attempt to interfere” in the country’s upcoming general election on April 28.

As per the details, reports quoted Deputy Director of Operations at Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Vanessa Lloyd as saying that China was “highly likely to use AI-enabled tools to attempt to interfere with Canada’s democratic process”.

Regarding India, she said that the country had the “intent and capability” to do it as well whereas Russia and Pakistan could also seek to interfere.

Lloyd maintained that these nations were increasingly using AI to interfere in elections around the globe. “It's often very difficult to establish a direct link between foreign interference activities and election results... nevertheless, threat activities can erode public trust in the integrity of Canada's democratic processes and institutions.”

The statement comes amid dwindling ties between Ottawa and both New Delhi and Beijing.

While there is no clarity over hints mentioning Pakistan and Russia, earlier this month, Beijing announced tariffs on more than $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products, retaliating against levies slapped on Chinese products last year.

War of words over Indian intelligence’s alleged activities in Canada besides the killings of Canadian nationals allegedly by New Delhi has also repeatedly made headlines over the past several months.