Han Dong’s future with the Liberal Party remains in doubt after his testimony at the federal inquiry into foreign interference earlier this week. Dong spent Tuesday afternoon in Ottawa fielding questions about his dealings with the Chinese consulate in Toronto, about alleged irregularities in his 2019 nomination contest and foreign interference generally. Now serving as an … Read more
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole is set to testify Wednesday morning at a federal inquiry into foreign interference, alongside three politicians who claim China has targeted them. O’Toole said last spring that Canada’s spy agency told him he had been the target of Chinese interference intended to promote false narratives online about his policies and … Read more
A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear from the Independent MP at the centre of allegations about foreign meddling in Canadian elections. Han Dong left the Liberal caucus after it was alleged he willingly participated in Chinese interference efforts and won his seat with Beijing’s help in 2019 — claims he denies. … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 28, 2024 7:17 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify Thursday morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into … Read more
Members of a special House of Commons committee on Tuesday will consider whether to study documents detailing allegations against two scientists fired from a high-security lab in Winnipeg. The special committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China relationship is set to meet at 8:45 a.m. eastern at the request of Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, cabinet ministers and other senior officials are set to testify over a two-week period as the foreign interference inquiry resumes public hearings on Wednesday, March 27. Members of diaspora communities, political party representatives and representatives from Elections Canada are also on deck to … Read more
The next phase of public hearings by the commission probing foreign interference in Canada will begin later this month. In a release, the commission says the hearings will specifically focus on the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, including the periods “immediately” preceding and following both votes. “These hearings will address issues at the core of … Read more
While Canada’s intelligence service decided two scientists working at a high-security Winnipeg virology lab in 2019 were a likely threat to national security, their alleged actions do not appear to have been guided by foreign agents. More than 600 pages of former secret documents, released by the Liberal government Wednesday afternoon, detail the nearly two … Read more
Two scientists fired from Canada’s National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg in 2019 had an “extensive relationship” with China that they did not properly disclose to Canadian health officials, according to documents that were finally released over four years later. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled the documents in Parliament on Wednesday after a special ad-hoc committee … Read more
The commissioner probing foreign interference in Canada is urging diaspora groups and organizations to step forward and help with its current investigation by promising protection from potential reprisal. The safety measures come after numerous members of diaspora groups voiced concern over the possibility of facing negative consequences for providing information to the Commission of Foreign … Read more
