Spy agency revealed Chinese consul-general discussed ‘grooming’ unnamed municipal politicians in Vancouver’s municipal election
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim expressed outrage after the disclosure of Canadian intelligence reports that revealed China’s consul-general worked to interfere in the election Mr. Sim won last year.
The CSIS documents explain how in mid-November, 2021, Ms. Tong talked about orchestrating the Chinese diaspora to help elect a new mayor and a favoured city councillor.last year, also wanted to assess an individual to see if they were worth “grooming,” the document said. The aim was to discover if the individual was a “good sapling to cultivate.”
Mr. Stewart said on Wednesday he would not go so far as to say he lost the election because of Beijing interference efforts. “I would describe him as very pro-democracy and pretty anti-CCP,” said Russil Wvong, who failed to win a seat last year alongside Mr. Stewart. “The idea of a foreign government influencing our municipal elections is deeply concerning. It should not be happening and it is why we have been calling for a public inquiry,” said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who represents a Burnaby riding. “We want to make sure Canadians have confidence in our electoral system.”
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