MP Han Dong Wore Chinese Communist Red Scarf During China Trip

During a 2015 visit to China, MP Han Dong was photographed wearing a red scarf, which is a symbol of the Young Pioneers, a youth organization under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The photo, released by the Chinese Consulate in Toronto, also featured former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. Both were photographed wearing the scarves alongside children at a Shanghai public school as part of an Ontario business delegation. At the time, Mr. Dong was a member of provincial parliament in Ms. Wynne’s Liberal government. Due to widely publicized allegations of improper ties to Beijing, Mr. Dong resigned from the federal Liberal caucus in March to sit as an Independent. He has denied allegations of wrongdoing....