A Liberal MP denies a report that China helped him win his Toronto seat in the 2019 federal election.
Global News reported Friday night that Liberal candidate Han Dong was allegedly aided by the Chinese consulate in Toronto’s Don Valley North riding.
The Global report cites unnamed sources who allege that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urged senior officials in the Liberal Party of Canada to rescind Mr. Dong’s appointment to that county. Party leader Justin Trudeau has endorsed his candidacy.
Mr. Dong, who won re-election in the snap election in 2021, assured in a statement on Monday that his nomination and campaign teams had found no indication of irregularities or compliance issues regarding his candidacy or election in Don Valley North.
The Liberal MP says all procedures and processes related to his campaign and political career have been continuously reviewed, transparently and publicly, as required by law.
Following recent media reports, opposition parties in Ottawa are calling for a public inquiry into allegations of Chinese interference in Canada’s electoral process.
The Conservative Party is also calling for Prime Minister Trudeau’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, to appear before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee “about Chinese Communist Party election interference.”
In a statement posted to Twitter on Monday, MP Dong argued that “safeguarding Canadian democracy is an integral part of public service.”
“I will support all factual efforts by parliamentarians to investigate alleged foreign interference and, if asked, I look forward to refuting these anonymous and unverified allegations. »