Conservatives walking fine line in attacking Liberals on foreign interference
One of Pierre Poilievre’s interventions during Wednesday’s question period neatly summed up the balance Conservatives are trying to strike in attacking the Liberal government on“This is actually not about one member of Parliament,” Poilievre said, referencing allegations that China’s security services targeted MP Michael Chong’s family.
“We hear stories of Chinese Canadians in tears because they are being intimidated by agents just like the one who attacked family. These are our people. This is our home.”Stressing the distinction could be motivated by the party’s experience in the 2021 election, when Conservatives believed Erin O’Toole’s hawkish stance on relations with China alienated Canadian voters of Chinese descent.But that’s not the only balance the Conservatives have to strike.
“Understanding that, it’s going to be very, very important for the intelligence services to work co-operatively … not just suddenly two or three months before and election, and their turning up and saying ‘here’s a variety of information’.”
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