I certainly get that impression myself, as well. The panel of five and the SITE task force are decision-makers who aggregate and assess based on aggregated information that is provided to them, so they are very far from where disinformation and misinformation happen locally.
Canada has 338 ridings right now. There are many communities and ridings that are relatively isolated, perhaps. Steveston—Richmond East, for example, is in the city of Richmond, where the population is more than 55% ethnic Chinese and the other 45% is also composed of multicultural communities. There are ample opportunities for ambitious foreign actors to sway the result and change people's minds.