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‘I’m a Canadian’: MP named in foreign interference report speaks out, refutes claims<\/strong>
\nSpencer Van Dyk
\nCTV News Parliamentary Bureau Writer, Producer
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\nUpdated March 21, 2023 8:18 p.m. EDT
\nPublished March 21, 2023 7:55 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

The Liberal MP who allegedly benefitted from Chinese election interference is speaking out against the report, categorically stating the foreign government did not help him in his nomination campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo my knowledge, I was not offered, I was not told, I was not informed, nor would I accept any help from a foreign country, whether during my nomination or election campaign,\u201d Han Dong told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a Canadian, nominated by Liberals in Don Valley North, by Canadians to serve Canadians,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m just going to focus on my work.\u201d<\/p>\n

A report by Global News last month stated CSIS warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s office shortly before the 2019 election that Dong, a Liberal candidate, was part of a Chinese foreign interference network. CTV News has not independently verified the report.<\/p>\n

Dong, a former Ontario MPP, is now a sitting MP, elected in both 2019 and 2021 in the riding of Don Valley North. Global News reported that Dong was preferred by Beijing over another Chinese Canadian Liberal, and that he was a \u201cwitting affiliate\u201d of Chinese influence networks.<\/p>\n

Trudeau has since both defended Dong and refuted the claim that he was warned by CSIS to drop him as a candidate.<\/p>\n

“Dong is an outstanding member of our team and suggestions that he is somehow not loyal to Canada should not be entertained,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Mississauga, Ont., last month.<\/p>\n

“Suggestions we’ve seen in the media, that CSIS would somehow say, ‘No, this person can’t run or that person can’t run,’ is not just false, it’s actually damaging to people’s confidence in our democratic and political institutions,” he also said.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Dong spoke out for the first time since the report, repeatedly calling them \u201cunverified, anonymous allegations.\u201d When asked whether the Chinese government had any involvement in his nomination, he replied: \u201cabsolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy election, my nomination, everything has followed the rules, it\u2019s on public record and it stands the test,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The MP said he supports the prime minister\u2019s decision to appoint a special rapporteur to assess foreign interference in elections and recommend whether there should be a public inquiry, but he would not say definitively whether he is himself in favour of such an inquiry.<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, I have my personal vested interest, I want the truth to come out, in my defence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dong said he\u2019s concerned about how the allegations are affecting his constituents, especially his Chinese Canadians constituents.<\/p>\n

Dong added he has not heard from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, CSIS or any other law enforcement agency about the allegations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never received a phone call from CSIS, I\u2019ve never been made aware if there was an investigation, whether by CSIS, RCMP or Elections Canada, pertaining to my nomination or election campaign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dong said he has also not reached out to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office himself to ask about the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to,\u201d he said. \u201cI cannot defend myself against an unverified, anonymous source.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Dong said he has written a letter to the director of CSIS asking about the allegations and whether they were the result of a leak from CSIS, and that the agency \u201cacknowledged receipt\u201d of his letter.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/i-m-a-canadian-mp-named-in-foreign-interference-report-speaks-out-refutes-claims-1.6323147<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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