Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the government is still investigating why warnings that a Conservative MP was being threatened by the Chinese government never made it to the desk of any cabinet minister.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said CSIS did not tell anyone outside the spy agency about information it had about the threats, but Chong was told the national security adviser was told about it two years ago.The revelation about Chong is the latest in a string of foreign interference attempts allegedly made by the Chinese government in Canada in recent years, including efforts to influence the results of the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
Former governor general David Johnston, who was appointed to that role, is to decide in about three weeks if a public inquiry is necessary and report back on all his findings by the fall.China denies all of it, including the allegations that one of its Toronto-based diplomats tried to start an intimidation campaign against Chong and his family.
Mendicino said Canada’s priority is determining what consequences should befall China’s mission in Canada, including the possibility of expelling diplomats. But no decision has yet been made as Canada weighs its abilities under international conventions and the possible consequences of expelling diplomats.Article content
On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly summoned the Chinese ambassador to discuss the allegations.
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