China made some attempts to interfere in the last two Canadian elections but did not affect the overall result or undermine the integrity of the elections, a public inquiry concluded.“It is generally impossible to draw a straight line between a particular incident and the outcome of an election,

Foreign interference is a "stain" on Canada's electoral process and undermined the right to a system free from "coercion or covert influence", a public inquiry has found. Its report also found that China "stands out as a main perpetrator" of such interference.

An official probe found evidence of foreign interference in Canada's last two federal elections but the results of the votes were not affected and the electoral system was robust, according to initial findings released on Friday.