OTTAWA: Canada's spy agency withheld information about Chinese threats against a Canadian lawmaker and his family in 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday (
in 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday , adding that he had told the agency that in the future such threats must be revealed immediately.
Chong said he was"profoundly disappointed" to find out about the threat to his family in Hong Kong from a newspaper and slammed the Trudeau government for inaction on Monday, after the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on the threats, citing a CSIS report. Canadian media outlets have published several reports, citing anonymous intelligence sources, alleging schemes run by the Chinese government to interfere in Canada's last two elections. Beijing has denied those allegations, saying it has no interest in interfering in Canada's internal affairs.
On Wednesday, Trudeau said he learned about the threats against Chong from the Globe report and upon enquiring about it, found out that CSIS had decided to withhold information.
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