Cory Morgan: China’s Interference in Canadian Elections: Where’s the Outrage?
Commentary
Electoral integrity is the cornerstone of a functional democracy. Citizens must feel confident that whether their preferred candidate won or lost, the process was at least fair and uncorrupted. If citizens lose faith in the integrity of their elections, the foundation of democracy will crumble.
People are rightly upset when stories of domestic malfeasance in elections surface, whether it’s an action so minor as a candidate not reporting small campaign contributions or as major as meddling with mail-in ballots. When these things happen, the outcome of the race is questioned and confidence in the process is undermined. The only way to repair the damage is to ensure that offenders are exposed and punished while further controls are put into place to discourage abuse of the process….