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

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters ahead of a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 19, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press

The decision not to warn Conservative MP Michael Chong on efforts by the Chinese regime to target his family in Hong Kong was made by Canada’s spy agency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on May 3.

Trudeau said the government wasn’t briefed on the information collected on the issue by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and that he only learned about it from the media this week.