I'm glad you asked that question. Many experts have expressed fears in recent weeks—that's definitely true in my case—that the debate has focused too closely on China. China, of course, is the main source of foreign interference; it's the most significant threat, but it isn't the only one.
There are also Iran, Russia and countries we typically consider friends, such as Turkey, a NATO ally, which is engaged in large-scale foreign interference in Canada. Saudi Arabia, with which we reconciled last week, exerts pressure on Saudi dissidents in Canada, for example. It isn't just China, and the problem doesn't stem solely from our adversaries.
In the case of Iran, the main form of interference that concerns me—and it isn't the only one—is what I call “transnational repression”, by which I mean repression outside its borders. We see the Iranian regime exercising pressure through cyberspace, sometimes via loyal individuals on the ground in Canada, to intimidate, threaten and blackmail Iranian Canadian dissidents who advocate for human rights or democracy in Iran. They're subject to often serious threats. In some instances, their families in Iran are also threatened. These persons, many of whom I speak with regularly, say they feel neglected, forgotten and vulnerable, and that the government isn't doing enough for them.