Michael Chan, Han Dong to Take Witness Stand at 2nd Round of Foreign Inquiry Hearings

Published on March 25, 2024

Former Liberal MP Han Dong and former Ontario cabinet minister Michael Chan, whose names have come up in CSIS leaks cited by media reports on China’s interference in Canadian elections, are set to testify this week at the public inquiry into foreign interference. Additionally, those who have been reported targets of Beijing’s interference—including NDP MP Jenny Kwan, Conservative MP Michael Chong, former Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, and former MP Kenny Chiu—will testify during the second round of hearings set to run from March 27 to April 10. Mr. Dong resigned from the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent MP in March 2023 after a Global News report, citing anonymous national security sources, accused him of inappropriate ties to the Chinese Consulate in Toronto. He rejected the allegations and in April 2023 launched a libel suit against Global News....

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