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TORONTO — In Han Dong's Toronto riding on Friday, residents voiced hope that the truth would emerge about China's alleged interference in Canadian elections, but warned against condemning their newly Independent MP before the facts are clear.
Leung was born in China and said one of the reasons her family moved from Hong Kong to Ontario in the 1990s – before Beijing retook control of Hong Kong in 1997 – was because of how little they trusted the Chinese Communist Party. "What I don't want to see is bias against certain racial groups just because of their ethnic background. That's against the values we hold true for Canada," said Leung, a project manager.
Beijing, which has denied allegations of interference, has rejected any link between the"two Michaels" and Meng, despite a close alignment in the timing of each being detained and then released the same day in September 2021. China's Toronto consulate called the claims"utterly groundless." The consulate said its staff"have never engaged" in breaching diplomatic protocol, and did not elaborate on the February 2021 discussion with Dong.
Rahim Khan, a local mortgage broker, also said he is withholding judgment against the MP until he has more details but added the allegations are serious."It's extremely serious. I was extremely shocked when I heard that but I don't want to just rush to judgment against an individual."
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