Liberal leadership race vulnerable to foreign interference

Liberal MPs want party leadership rules tightened against foreign interference
OTTAWA — Liberal MPs spent Wednesday behind closed doors pressing the party to change its rules so that only citizens and permanent residents can vote for its next leader, which they argue is necessary to guard against the threat of foreign interference.
Liberal MPs urge party to buttress upcoming leadership race against foreign interference
But the Liberal Party's constitution — mainly that it allows international students and non-Canadian residents to vote in internal party elections — is making some nervous with the spectre of foreign inference hanging over the race. The Liberals' rules attracted scrutiny at the inquiry led by Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue.
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