Mendicino refuses to name MPs targeted by foreign interference, citing secrecy law
But Chong told the House of Commons on Wednesday that Trudeau’s national security advisor, Jody Thomas, informed him that CSIS had shared that information with her office and the Privy Council Office – raising more questions about how that intelligence was handled.
The Trudeau government is now under pressure to expel a Chinese diplomat, Wei Joo, who was allegedly involved in gathering information on Chong’s family. The Chinese embassy in Ottawa has denied any attempted foreign interference schemes, and threatened to retaliate against Canadian “provocations.”Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told a House of Commons committee that expelling Chinese diplomats was on the table, but warned about potential consequences of that diplomatic step.
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