Dear Minister: The findings of special rapporteur David Johnston confirm that the West has much to learn from the People\u0027s Republic of China.
The report does identify some of the Canadian media reports about specific intelligence leaks. It goes through them one by one and identifies elements it says are true and other elements that Johnston feels have not been shown with concrete evidence.
Regarding a report of MP Han Dong’s nomination, the Johnston report did find that “irregularities were observed with Mr. Dong’s nomination in 2019, and there is well-grounded suspicion that the irregularities were tied to the PRC Consulate in Toronto, with whom Mr. Dong maintains relationships” but Mr. Johnston said he found no evidence that Mr. Dong was aware of the irregularities and that the prime minister was briefed and “concluded there was no basis to displace Mr. Dong.
Mr. Johnston’s report indicates that PRC officials contemplated action directed at MP Michael Chong but “no intelligence indicating that the PRC took steps to threaten his family” in Hong Kong, though “there is intelligence indicating they were looking for information” about them. The CSIS briefing note on this matter was sent to the Minister of Public Safety but he did not receive it.
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