MPs to Further Probe Why Gov’t Missed Crucial Beijing Interference Warnings

MPs to Further Probe Why Gov’t Missed Crucial Beijing Interference Warnings
Conservative MP for St. Albert-Edmonton Michael Cooper rises during question period in Ottawa on April 28, 2023. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Noé Chartier
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The House of Commons committee at the centre of the parliamentary review of Beijing’s interference in Canadian democracy has decided to expand the scope of its study, with a focus on how government officials missed crucial warnings from the security apparatus about the Chinese regime’s meddling.

The Procedure and House Affairs committee (PROC) adopted a Conservative motion during an in-camera session on Oct. 5, pertaining to its study of Beijing’s intimidation campaign against Tory MP Michael Chong. New committee meetings on the topic will be held in the coming days.