Liberal MP Han Dong is denying allegations in a Global News report that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office was warned by intelligence officials that Dong was part of a Chinese foreign interference network.
The Feb. 24 report by Global News cited unnamed national security sources saying that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) believes Dong to be a “witting affiliate” in China’s election interference networks and advised the Trudeau team to rescind Dong’s candidacy.
Dong went on to be elected MP for Toronto’s Don Valley North riding in 2019, and was reelected in 2021.
In a statement posted on his Twitter account on Feb. 27, Dong said that all the procedures and processes related to his campaign and political career have been “continually, transparently and publicly reported as required.”…