Conservative MP Michael Cooper has tabled a lengthy motion in committee to investigate Beijing’s alleged targeting of his colleague MP Michael Chong, while seeking to invite the Chinese ambassador to Canada to testify.
“This motion arises from a question of privilege on a matter that is about as serious as it gets,” said Cooper, presenting his motion before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC), on May 11.
The House voted unanimously to investigate the issue on May 10, then referred the matter to PROC.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told Chong, on May 2, that a Chinese spy service and a Chinese diplomat in Canada had sought to target him and his family over his advocacy for human rights in China….