The federal foreign interference inquiry warned that leadership races and nomination contests are among the easiest ways to influence Canadian politics. But none of Ontario’s major political parties have adopted the safeguards the commission recommended.
The issue has resurfaced ahead of the Ontario Liberal Party’s leadership race. MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who recently announced interest in running for the position of Ontario Liberal leader, suggested the party should reconsider its voting rules and align them more closely with the advice of the federal inquiry.
“It is better to follow the advice of the foreign election commission,” he said.