NDP, Bloc, Greens skeptical of any new regulations to stop foreign interference in candidate nominations

The three parties told the federal foreign interference inquiry that such changes may be unwelcome, difficult to implement or counterproductive

OTTAWA — Several federal political parties are expressing reservations about the prospect of fresh regulations to prevent foreign meddlers from tainting their candidate nomination processes.

Elections Canada has suggested possible changes to safeguard nominations, including barring non-citizens from helping choose candidates, requiring parties to publish contest rules and explicitly outlawing behaviour such as voting more than once.