This story has corrected the lawmaker's name to Han, not Hang.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. But he has said that even if it didn’t change the results, any interference by a foreign actor is troubling and serious.Ī panel of civil servants recently issued a report that concluded there were foreign attempts to interfere, but none affected the outcome of the election. Trudeau has said that all Canada's political leaders agree the election outcomes in 20 were not affected by foreign interference. Opposition parties have been demanding a full public inquiry into the alleged Chinese interference. The newspaper Globe and Mail, citing unidentified intelligence officials, reported last month that China preferred to see Trudeau’s Liberals re-elected in the 2021 election and worked to defeat Conservative politicians considered unfriendly to Beijing Trudeau recently named a special investigator to look into allegations of Chinese interference in Canada’s last two elections. Michael Kovrig and their families that I did nothing to cause them any harm.” “Let me be clear: What has been reported is false, and I will defend myself against this absolutely untrue claim,” he said. Dong, who has represented a Parliament district in Toronto since 2019, told Global News that he did speak with the diplomat but disputed how the conversation was characterized.ĭong gave a tearful party resignation speech in Parliament late Wednesday.
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