Tory MP Received ‘Threatening Text Message’ From Chinese Consulate Ahead of 2021 Election, House Committee Hears

Tory MP Received ‘Threatening Text Message’ From Chinese Consulate Ahead of 2021 Election, House Committee Hears
Conservative MP Bob Saroya rises in the House of Commons in Ottawa on April 27, 2021. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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A Conservative MP was threatened by the Chinese Consulate in Toronto ahead of the 2021 federal election, another Tory MP told a House committee on April 14.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper made that statement at the meeting of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC)  while questioning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford, who was testifying in relation to recent media reports of Chinese interference in the past two federal elections.