Chinese Canadians Believe CCP Agents Work at Election Stations, Former MP Tells Inquiry

Many Chinese Canadians believe Chinese agents work at Elections Canada offices and polling stations, a former Conservative MP told the ongoing foreign interference inquiry. Leona Alleslev, who represented Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill north of Toronto until 2021, said in a March 27 sworn affidavit for the Foreign Interference Commission that she was told by constituents during the 2021 election campaign that they were afraid of being identified by Chinese agents if they went to polling stations. “Around half the Chinese-Canada [sic] constituents she canvassed would tell Ms. Alleslev they were afraid to vote for her because they feared repercussions against themselves or their family members both in Canada and China,” the March 27 affidavit said, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter....