One of two provincial ministers former CSIS director Richard Fadden said in 2010 were feared to be under foreign influence has been identified to be Michael Chan, Ontario’s Immigration and Trade Minister, the Globe and Mail reported Tuesday, June 16.
In a 2010 briefing, Canadian Security Intelligence Service officials went as far as formally cautioning Ontario’s provincial government about their suspicions of Chan, reveals the Globe’s Craig Offman, who spent 10 months working on the investigation.
“Mr. Chan had developed too close a relationship with China’s consulate in Toronto, raising fears the minister was susceptible to interference from Beijing that could put Canada’s national interests at risk,” Offman reported.
The briefing came after Fadden had publicly backed down from his comments due to a backlash from provincial and federal political parties.
