In 2021, we did a survey based on a representative sample of the population, and in particular our Chinese-Canadian population. We monitored changes of opinion among Canadians during the election. If there had been a highly effective disinformation campaign, by which I mean that it really changed people's opinions, we would have seen it in the survey results. But we didn't see much of a change. That doesn't mean that no individual ridings were affected and there was evidence that some were. But we didn't see an opinion change at the national level. It's therefore very important to acknowledge that it exists, but the longer-term effects can be pernicious—
On April 30th, 2024. See this statement in context.