The manipulation of social media by foreign governments is already underway in Canada before the October elections. This was reported by the country's intelligence agency.
The report "2019 update: cyber threats to Canada's democratic process"Published by the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada's national communications interception agency reports the interference by foreign powers in influencing specific political figures and ordinary citizens as early as 2015.
Foreign intelligence agencies attempt to "polarize Canadians or undermine Canada's foreign policy objectives," the report said. These actions will continue and intensify until October, before and during the federal elections of 2019 ″.
However, according to the CSE, foreign computer interference is unlikely to occur on the same terms as the US 2016 presidential election.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated development, the former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canada's leading national intelligence service, said in an interview that Ottawa should be patient in dealing with Russia and, more importantly, with the China. Speaking at a public forum hosted by the Canadian International Council in Vancouver, Richard Fadden noted that neither China nor Russia wish to go to war with the West. What they want instead is to "fragment the West" and thus increase their influence on the international scene.