The federal government came under attack by opposition MPs in the House of Commons after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denied over the weekend he had been briefed about allegations of interference by China in Canada’s 2019 federal election campaign.
The federal government came under attack by opposition MPs in the House of Commons on Monday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denied over the weekend he had been briefed about allegations of interference by China in Canada’s 2019 federal election campaign.
Global reported that the Chinese consulate in Toronto transferred $250,000 to an unidentified federal campaign staffer, who then sent the sum to an unnamed Ontario MPP, who dispersed the funds to a network including 11 federal candidates and 13 campaign staffers. “These media reports were things that we took seriously,” Trudeau said when asked whether he was made aware of the allegations following the Global story. “We asked our security officials to follow up on them.”
Trudeau was not present Monday in the House of Commons, where Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino defended the government’s actions.
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