Trudeau condemns use of minister’s WeChat group to promote fundraiser to sue journalist

‘Attacking the integrity of hard working journalists is absolutely unacceptable,’ Trudeau said after being challenged on it by Andrew Scheer

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it “unacceptable” that a Chinese social media group run by an aide to a cabinet minister was used to promote a fundraiser to sue a journalist who reported on the Chinese government.

The link was not posted by Murray’s staff, and Murray’s office says the person who posted it has been removed from the WeChat group. It was first reported by Vancouver news site The Breaker. “Attacking the integrity of hard working journalists is absolutely unacceptable,” Trudeau said. “The individual who posted this link on this particular group is no longer a member of this group and is not affiliated with the electoral district association in question.”

The Global News story reported that in January, China was quietly buying up protective equipment such as N95 masks in Canada and other countries, and sending them back to China. The story reported the effort was run through clandestine networks controlled by China’s United Front Works Department.

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