MP Geng Tan May Have Become a Political Liability Due to His Relationship With Chinese Regime: Professor

Liberals likely ‘very happy’ Tan is not seeking re-election, says Nelson Wiseman

Liberal MP Geng Tan in a file photo. Becky Zhou/The Epoch Times

TORONTO—The latest controversy over MP Geng Tan’s alleged affair and refusal to pay child support to a former staffer, combined with his relationship with communist Chinese authorities, could have made him a liability for his party, says University of Toronto political science professor Nelson Wiseman.

Tan, who won the Don Valley North riding seat in the 2015 federal election and was the Liberal nominee for the 2019 election, made a surprise announcement in a Facebook post on June 16 that he is not seeking reelection, stating that he wants to “spend more time with family and pursue other careers.”