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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸This is the section I quoted of the FT article that I believe is relevant and rises to foreign interference:“The FT’s analysis, in collaboration with a team of researchers at the University of Southern California led by Luca Luceri, identified a network of suspicious accounts promoting rightwing memes and news sources collected from posts appearing for the queries: <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a>, Canada, Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre. The accounts have tell-tale signs of being bots: posting at very high volume and frequency, often only retweeting content, and consistently sharing a variety of common links — in this case promoting Poilievre and attacking Carney. Often the accounts push misleading content, such as associating Carney with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Luceri said: “Our approach is deliberately cautious to reduce misclassification and minimise false positives — ensuring that organic accounts are not misclassified as malicious actors.””<a href="https://archive.is/ADxJk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.is/ADxJk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#X</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitter</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ForeignInfluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeignInfluence</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elections</a>

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Here is the definition of Foreign Interference in the Act. It seems pretty clear to me that it applies.“Foreign interference in the Canadian electoral process can pose a serious threat to our democracy. All allegations of wrongdoing on the part of a foreign person or entity are taken seriously and are carefully examined to determine whether they fall within the Commissioner's mandate.• Undue influence by foreigners**** Foreign persons or entities are prohibited from unduly influencing a Canadian elector to vote or refrain from voting, or to vote or refrain from voting for a particular candidate or registered party. *****Examples of undue influence may include an individual who does not reside in Canada who is neither a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident knowingly incurring expenses that directly promote or oppose: • a candidate in an election; • a registered party that has endorsed a candidate in that election; or • the leader of such a registered party.It may also include attempts to influence the elector that involve committing an act or omission that is contrary to federal or provincial laws and regulations.” <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#X</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitter</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ForeignInfluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeignInfluence</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elections</a>

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Entities on X are attempting to manipulate Canadians to vote for one party in the Canadian election.I have submitted a report to the Commissioner of Canada Elections. Any Canadian can. I encourage you to do the same.This is the reporting website: <a href="https://www.cef-cce.ca/content.asp?section=comp&dir=form&document=index&lang=e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cef-cce.ca/content.asp?section=comp&dir=form&document=index&lang=e</a>Based on the reporting from FT today of right wing influence campaigns on X, I believe there is an attempt by foreign actors — possibly indirectly or directly connected to the Trump Administration — to manipulate the Canadian electorate.Everything that happens on X is enabled by one person, Elon Musk, who occupies a key role in the Administration of the United States of America.Archive story link: <a href="https://archive.is/ADxJk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.is/ADxJk</a> Original FT.com link <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/743c1dec-0c5c-4c39-a940-830ce156c235" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/743c1dec-0c5c-4c39-a940-830ce156c235</a><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#X</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitter</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ForeignInfluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeignInfluence</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elections</a>

Mat Wright<a href="https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blogdiva</a> that ad, with Harper's lips getting redder (I am guessing new makeup during takes), and he is hunching down like a failed emperor - he ends up looking like a parody, and even hardcore Canadian cons can't defend himThe election is tight, it will be a bourbon night for me - last of the US anything we boughtBut Carney will win, and watch out - we've already killed the US tourism industry, wait for potash and oil <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDNpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a>

re_elect_bonitazarrillo_mpThank you to our friend and former MP and MLA Fin Donnelly for his letter to the community on the importance of voting to Re-Elect Bonita Zarrillo on Monday. Fin knows that splitting the vote only leads to electing Conservatives. "Dear friend,If you are still making up your mind on how to vote in this election, I want to make sure you've got a critical piece of information.Whatever might be going on back east, in this riding we need to vote NDP to stop Conservatives. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> i

Gordon J HoltslanderFinancial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney. researchers say an increasing volume of misinformation is coming from the US, including from rightwing podcasters and influencers as well as bots on American social media platforms that have reduced content controls. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://archive.ph/sTAPc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/sTAPc</a>

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸And now in the past hour I heard a radio ad for Gord Johns, my NDP candidate here. I heard one by Kris McNichol CPC before that.to be clear, Poillievre's rally, if it was indeed in Nanoose Bay rather than Nanaimo proper, would put it in my riding. The fight is ON in Courtenay-Alberni! Haven't seen this level of fight since the NDP/Gord Johns took the riding from James Lunney/John Duncan when Trudeau won.Go ORANGE 🟧 <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ndp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ndp</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpc</a><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@davidakin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@davidakin</a>

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸I heard a <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPC</a> ad on the radio a couple hours ago in Poillievre's voice. It was on the local radio station. It sounded auto-generated. Not quite AI but definitely pieced together oddly from different sentences/words.It was announcing a rally in Nanaimo, "Arbutus Park". Which was odd because I has heard it was in Nanoose Bay on an actual news item (CBC Vic). Which is weird because the two or miles apart.Not sure if there are two rallies but I doubt it.Weird. 🤷‍♂️ Unfortunately I couldn't attend and witness Mini Trump in action. But it reminds me of when Stephen Harper Himself visited the riding and rode a float during the Fall Fair parade the weekend after Labour Day with the local crazy Creationist MP (2008ish?). First time I booed a politician IRL. 😂 <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> cc: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@davidakin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@davidakin</a>

datum (n=1)Canadian national identity aspires to peacekeeper status.What are candidates in YOUR riding promising to do to about humanitarian disasters like this?<a href="https://dair-community.social/@timnitGebru/114400794342833191" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dair-community.social/@timnitGebru/114400794342833191</a> (CW disturbing violence)<a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDNPoli</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a>

sleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@gemelliz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gemelliz</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@hamishb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hamishb</a> Easy choice: The Banker or the Wanker<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a>

Mat WrightWith 2 days left to go before e-day, I can't believe anyone is left undecided between Carney and Poilievre. The only choice people might be making is strategic voting, which IMO will be a major factor<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDNpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elxn45</a>

Leah BobetThe ads on sports radio during a federal election are almost universally:Hey! Older man! Are you SCARED and OUT OF CONTROL? You need a STRONGMAN. Choose us for AUTHORITY.Like on one level this is interesting listening as someone not in the demographic, who does different things with being scared. On another: thing is it's a polycrisis, and you've gotta wonder what happens next after people who voted on that basis discover their politician wrote a cheque their ass can't cash.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a>

atomicker'More than a quarter of Canadians have been exposed to fake political content on social media that is "more sophisticated and more politically polarizing" as the country prepares to vote in a federal election, researchers have found'<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDNPoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Election2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Election2025</a>

atomicker"Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote""Report finds over a quarter of Canadians exposed to 'more sophisticated and more politically polarizing' fake content"<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/canada-fake-political-content-social-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/canada-fake-political-content-social-media</a><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDNPoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Election2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Election2025</a>

CauseburnWith Trump still yapping his fat yellow face off about Canada, just remember... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elbowsup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fucktrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a>

Stephen Elliott~Buckley<a href="https://theonion.com/judge-gives-trump-administration-3-days-to-return-her-from-el-salvador-prison/?mc_cid=240993b299" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theonion.com/judge-gives-trump-administration-3-days-to-return-her-from-el-salvador-prison/?mc_cid=240993b299</a>This was funny and important 2 weeks agoIt's not funny anymore<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mexico</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elbowsup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

🔥Cassandra🔥The latest podcast episode from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheBreach" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheBreach</a> was about Poilievre’s economic beliefs and idols, which is not a topic I would ordinarily listen to 50 minutes on, but it was very informative ( / alarming). <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CdnPoli</a> <a href="https://breachmedia.ca/the-radical-economist-behind-pierre-poilievres-plans-for-canada/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://breachmedia.ca/the-radical-economist-behind-pierre-poilievres-plans-for-canada/</a>

May Likes TorontoToronto Metropolitan University's Social Media Lab found that the same Conservative Party operative was running a registered Vaughan pro-Conservative Facebook group, and a local pro NDP group, both with paid ads.Post: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/socialmedialab.ca/post/3lnm4k5vscc2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/socialmedialab.ca/post/3lnm4k5vscc2</a>Article (paywalled): <a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/conservative-or-ndp-dual-facebook-election-pages-in-vaughan-share-an-unusual-connection/article_68e0897f-c9bf-4678-bcf4-72ff2ed89255.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/conservative-or-ndp-dual-facebook-election-pages-in-vaughan-share-an-unusual-connection/article_68e0897f-c9bf-4678-bcf4-72ff2ed89255.html</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a>

May Likes TorontoI am now officially less worried about a PM Carney.Friends, electoral reform isn't off the table. 🥲<a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/carney-says-he-is-open-to-electoral-reform-takes-subtle-dig-at-trudeau" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nationalpost.com/news/carney-says-he-is-open-to-electoral-reform-takes-subtle-dig-at-trudeau</a>Edit: Fairvote.ca's analysis from a month ago: <a href="https://www.fairvote.ca/14/03/2025/carneys-new-cabinet-could-supercharge-our-democracy-with-proportional-representation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fairvote.ca/14/03/2025/carneys-new-cabinet-could-supercharge-our-democracy-with-proportional-representation/</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a>

Stephen Elliott~Buckley<a href="https://sfba.social/@skykiss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@skykiss</a> I can think of zero reasons to argue with this Zero Is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neverpoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neverpoilievre</a> too? Other party leaders WITH security clearances probably couldn't say?Directly, I mean...<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mexico</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elbowsup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

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