Tag: Michael Chong

Tories Call for Expelling Chinese Diplomat Over Targeting of MP

The Chinese diplomat who reportedly worked to target an MP should have been expelled long ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the implicated MP said on May 3. Poilievre said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government knew for two years that “a foreign agent was in this country threatening the family of a Canadian MP and…


Trudeau Says CSIS Chose Not to Brief MP Chong on Beijing Threat to Family

The decision not to warn Conservative MP Michael Chong on efforts of the Chinese regime to target his family was made by the spy agency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on May 3. Trudeau said the information collected on the issue by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was never briefed out of the agency…


CSIS Head Confirms to Chong That Beijing Targeted His Family in Hong Kong: Report

David Vigneault, the head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), has confirmed to Conservative MP Michael Chong that members of his family living in Hong Kong were targeted by the Chinese regime in 2021, according to a news report. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in the House of Commons on May 2 that he spoke with…


Trudeau Says He Spoke With MP Chong About Beijing’s Threats Against His Family

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with Conservative MP Michael Chong shortly after a news story broke citing top-secret intelligence documents alleging Chong’s family members living in Hong Kong were targeted by the Chinese regime in 2021. Trudeau said in the House of Commons during question period on May 2 that he “followed up…


David Krayden: Beijing’s Intimidation of MP’s Family Shows Regime’s Arrogance and Years of Weakness From Ottawa

Commentary  Conservative MP Michael Chong has every right to be “profoundly disappointed” to discover his family in Hong Kong was under surveillance by communist China and the Trudeau government did nothing about it. Another disconnect between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Another example of incompetence, cowardice, and pusillanimity towards China—that country…


Andrew Scheer Calls for Emergency House Debate Over Beijing’s Threatening of Tory MP’s Family

Conservative Party House Leader Andrew Scheer is calling for an emergency debate in the House of Commons regarding Beijing’s reported threatening of a Tory MP’s family members living in Hong Kong, which Scheer says the Trudeau government knew about but did nothing. Scheer informed House Speaker Anthony Rota on May 1 in a letter that he…


Feds ‘Hiding Behind’ Committee Studying Election Interference, Says Tory MP

The federal government is “hiding behind” a committee studying foreign election interference that is made up of parliamentarians but reports only to the prime minister, says Conservative MP Michael Chong. Chong was referring to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), which reviews matters of national security and intelligence and reports to Prime Minister…


Tory MP Says Committee Examining Foreign Interference Won’t Get Needed Answers, Based on Past Experience

Conservative MP Michael Chong says a committee studying foreign election interference that is made up of parliamentarians but reports only to the prime minister is unlikely to be very productive if past experience is anything to go by. Chong was referring to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), which reviews matters of national…


‘Canada Is Vulnerable,’ Tory MP Says After Chinese Balloon Incursion and Interference Attempts

Conservative MP and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong is calling for immediate action from the federal government to counter both attempts of foreign political interference and physical incursions into Canada’s air space. “Canada is vulnerable [because] this government has failed to: counter foreign interference, stop funding Beijing’s military research, upgrade NORAD’s early warning system, and acquire modern fighter…


Tory MP Calls on Feds to Ban Funding of Research in Collaboration With Chinese Military

Conservative MP and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong is calling on the Liberal government to ban all federal funding of Canadian research projects that are working in collaboration with the Chinese military. “For years, the government has supported research with China’s military despite the advice of [the Canadian Security Intelligence Service] against doing so since…