Han Dong, the now former Liberal MP, voted on Wednesday to have a public inquiry.
He has denied all the allegations against him, maintained he has done nothing wrong, and now voted for a full investigation of the matter. But the Prime Minister and his clapping seal Liberal caucus don’t want this looked into any further, at least not now.
Is it that Trudeau knows something that Dong doesn’t? Is it possible that Beijing directed people to help Dong win in Toronto and Trudeau knows about it while Dong does not? These are all valid questions to ask because the Prime Minister continues to act like someone who has something to hide. Election interference is a non-partisan issue and should be treated as such. None of us should be in favour of any foreign government trying to influence the outcomes of our elections.Article contentIn acting as he has though, in trying to block a Commons committee investigation into interference allegations, by trying to shut down discussion of the issue by calling it racist, by refusing to call a public inquiry, Trudeau has made the Liberal Party look guilty.
Han Dong left the Liberal caucus on Wednesday after allegations were published by Global News that he had a conversation with China’s consul general in February 2021 where he supposedly advised that Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor should not be released from their Chinese prisons. The story stated that Dong told diplomat Han Tao releasing the two Michaels at that point would only help the federal Conservatives who were taking a hard line on Beijing at the time.
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