Tory Motion Invites Chinese Ambassador to Testify at Committee on Targeting of MP Chong

Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, on March 4, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

Conservative MP Michael Cooper has tabled a lengthy motion in committee to investigate Beijing’s targeting of his colleague MP Michael Chong, while seeking to invite the Chinese ambassador to Canada to testify.

“This motion arises from a question of privilege on a matter that is about as serious as it gets,” said Cooper, presenting his motion before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC), on May 11.