Conservative candidate target of election ‘repression operation,’ task force says
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A campaign to discredit Don Valley North candidate is taking place on Chinese-language social media platforms.
A Conservative candidate critical of Hong Kong laws is the target of a “transnational repression operation,” Canada’s election interference task force said on Monday.
The campaign to discredit Joe Tay, who is running for the Tories in the Toronto riding of Don Valley North, is taking place on Facebook and TikTok as well as Chinese-language social media platforms.
The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force said the attacks featured mock wanted posters depicting Tay along with disparaging headlines and commentary.
Manipulation of online search engines was also being used to disparage Tay, the panel told reporters at the final news scheduled conference of the 2025 federal election.
Tay is known for his opposition to autocratic laws in Hong Kong, where he is wanted by police along with other pro-democracy advocates.
While engagement with the content in question peaked in December 2024, the task force said it had increased again during the election campaign and had been linked to Hong Kong authorities.
The task force said it had raised the issue with the social media companies and “briefed the cleared representative of the Conservative Party about this information operation.”
The “activity is not affecting Canada’s ability to have a free and fair election, including in this riding,” it added.
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