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Conservatives put pressure on Trudeau for details on alleged threats against Michael Chong’s family

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Speaking during question period at the House of Commons on Tuesday, Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre grilled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on details regarding federal awareness of reported threats against Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family two years ago.

Poilievre alleged that the government had a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) document in July of 2021 that showed an agent allegedly in Beijing's employ was arranging to sanction Chong’s family because of how he voted on the floor of the House of Commons. “And yet, for two years, this Prime Minister's government kept that agent accredited with diplomatic immunity, allowing him to abuse countless other Canadians of Chinese origin. How can we believe anything he says about protecting our national interests?”

Trudeau defended his government by saying, "It's actually irresponsible to suggest that any government might sit on a matter of such seriousness.” Trudeau added, "I know that steps have been taken to protect members when they could be in the spotlight of foreign actors because of the legitimate work they do in this place.”

Chong has said that Ottawa should have informed him about potential threats to his family made by China’s government two years ago. The MP released a statement after the Globe and Mail reported that China’s intelligence service sought to target the MP and his family and that a Chinese diplomat who remains in Canada was involved, citing a top-secret document and an anonymous national security source.

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