Canada's chief elections officer revealed being warned by CSIS about possible foreign interference in the 2019 Don Valley North nomination process, involving current independent and former Liberal MP Han Dong, but stated he 'didn't have a mandate' to intervene. Similarly, the retired Elections Commissioner admitted to dismissing complaints regarding Chinese agents targeting Conservative Party voters in the 2021 campaign, citing 'There is no duty to investigate everything'. CSIS had alerted Elections Canada to foreign interference allegations in Toronto's Don Valley riding, leading to a determination by Elections Canada head Stéphane Perrault that 'at that point, no action could be taken'. The Elections Commissioner is investigating allegations related to Han Dong's nomination and the financing of a candidate by Beijing, stating, 'I cannot share more information...The last thing we want is to be used, to be instrumented, to fuel this partisanship.' Meanwhile, the foreign interference inquiry found suspicious activity at Han Dong's 2019 nomination meeting, with the Liberal Party withholding related documents. MP Han Dong and political party officials are expected to address the foreign interference inquiry.
Liberals stand by Han Dong's nomination race, party's national director tells inquiry. https://t.co/kcEGLyeH90 #cdnpoli #LPC Find out more at https://t.co/xofn4ZIXij https://t.co/EcOY2QNTMN
LIVE UPDATES: Sheila Gunn Reid is providing live updates, as Han Dong, the now-Independent MP at the centre of the Chinese election interference allegations, testifies before the Foreign Interference Commission. https://t.co/iG2h788Nwb
MP Han Dong, political party officials set to address foreign interference inquiry https://t.co/0iMwasMe8F https://t.co/0aXTHFFzlq
Foreign interference inquiry set to hear from MP Han Dong https://t.co/XvGMZF29w1 https://t.co/XpM746F9kk
MP Han Dong, political party officials set to address foreign interference inquiry. https://t.co/q0FxEu9lj3 #cdnpoli Find out more at https://t.co/xofn4ZIXij https://t.co/NhB8V7Lyw6
The foreign interference inquiry found suspicious activity at a 2019 nomination meeting for ex-Liberal MP Han Dong. The Liberal Party is withholding documents related to the MP's nomination. MORE: https://t.co/66EoXTbyHB https://t.co/Zope4VQvIo
The foreign interference inquiry found suspicious activity at a 2019 nomination meeting for ex-Liberal MP Han Dong. The Liberal Party is withholding documents related to the MP's nomination. https://t.co/66EoXTbyHB
Elections Canada is STILL pursuing me for my 2019 book, https://t.co/ESd3BWRjx6, which they claim was illegal election interference. 6 investigators and 3 lawyers worked on my case. So of course they can’t spare manpower to investigate China, the country Trudeau most admires. https://t.co/noNm8EuXxn
Allegations on Han Dong’s Nomination and Beijing Financing of Candidate Under Investigation, Says Elections Commissioner “I cannot share more information...The last thing we want is to be used, to be instrumented, to fuel this partisanship.” https://t.co/MAc2i15PTA
CSIS alerted Elections Canada to 'foreign interference allegation' in Toronto's Don Valley riding: at that point, (Elections Canada head Stéphane) Perrault determined that no action could be taken' - again! https://t.co/WPv8SgnDTh
Retired Elections Commissioner acknowledges he dismissed complaints that Chinese agents were targeting Conservative Party voters in 2021 campaign. “There is no duty to investigate everything,” Yves Côté told @PIFIEPIE inquiry. https://t.co/fq0bW0nZwM #cdnpoli https://t.co/4FXnwBFBuz
Canada's chief elections officer says he was warned by CSIS of possible foreign interference in the Don Valley North nomination process in 2019 but didn't have a mandate to intervene. That's the riding of current independent and former Liberal MP Han Dong https://t.co/oVF0ejTa6Q