Former MP Says Canada Has Become ‘Open Market’ for Foreign Interference in Elections

Former MP Says Canada Has Become ‘Open Market’ for Foreign Interference in Elections
Conservative MP Kenny Chiu rises during question period in the House of Commons on April 13, 2021. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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former British Columbia member of Parliament said he fears Canada has become an “open market” for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as the target of an alleged campaign by Chinese diplomats to defeat him.

Kenny Chiu, a Conservative who lost his seat of Steveston-Richmond East in the 2021 election, said Friday he was not surprised by the report in the Globe and Mail citing Canadian intelligence documents and describing alleged efforts to oust candidates seen as unfriendly to Beijing.