Group Warns Interference Inquiry of Two Senators With Alleged Beijing Ties

Published on June 21, 2024

The Foreign Interference Commission should examine the pro-Beijing stances of two senators and their alleged “close ties” to China, an advocacy group says. The request by the Chinese Canadian Concern Group on the Chinese Communist Party’s Human Rights Violations, which has intervenor status in the inquiry, was submitted to the public inquiry on June 18. The Concern Group said while it’s not accusing Sen. Yuen Pau Woo and Sen. Victor Oh of breaking any laws, it has concerns about them when it comes to relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Sen. Woo was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016 and serves as an Independent. Sen. Oh was appointed by then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2013 and was a Conservative senator until he retired at the mandatory age of 75 on June 10....