Foreign interference did not affect the last two federal elections.

The final report of a public inquiry makes 50 recommendations after hearing from over 100 witnesses.

Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue says there was no evidence of ‘traitors’ in parliament.

“Some may have benefitted from the support of a foreign state, sometimes without knowing anything about it. But again, so far, this does not have seem to have led to any real gains for the states involved,” said Hogue during a press conference.

Hogue also called on the government to be more transparent, and said a lack of communication was evident.

“The means used to communicate information to certain decision makers proved imperfect. Certain documents never got to where they were supposed to go, and there seems to be no good reason why.”

She notes as a society, we must defend against disinformation, especially on social media.