Global News defended its recent report alleging that former Liberal MP Han Dong had discussions with a Chinese diplomat on delaying the release of two Canadian citizens detained by Beijing. The news outlet has said its reporting relied on two to three sources familiar with the intelligence agency’s investigation into foreign interference that were “rigorously…

The intelligence used by Global News to report that MP Han Dong advised the Chinese consulate to keep the two Michaels in detention was “misinterpreted,” Special Rapporteur David Johnston told a committee. Johnston, who was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March to review foreign interference, published his report on May 23, saying a…

MP Han Dong, who is in the midst of suing Global News for libel, says in a recent filing with the Ontario Superior Court that he previously had at least a dozen calls with Chinese Diplomats—one of which was Beijing’s ambassador to Canada. Dong, formerly a Liberal MP who now sits as an independent, made the calls as…

Ontario MPP Vincent Ke is using social media to solicit funding for his defamation lawsuit against Global News, after the media outlet’s reporting alleged him to be part of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) election interference scheme. In an April 13 news release, Ke said his lawyers delivered a libel notice to Global News and…

A lawyer for Han Dong has served Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment with a libel notice after the media outlet published an allegation the Toronto MP spoke to a Chinese diplomat about delaying the release of two Canadians. Lawyer Mark Polley says he is demanding that Global News make a “full apology…