Trudeau Says Claim of CCP Interference in Vancouver Elections ‘Uncorroborated, Unverified’

Trudeau Says Claim of CCP Interference in Vancouver Elections ‘Uncorroborated, Unverified’
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on March 7, 2023. Lars Hagberg/Reuters
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Canadians should “be careful” about reacting to allegations the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interfered in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, because the claims are based on “uncorroborated, unverified information.”

Leaked intelligence information reported on by the Globe and Mail March 16 said then-Chinese consul general Tong Xiaoling attempted to elect pro-Beijing politicians to Vancouver’s city council.