Han Dong, the Toronto-area MP at the centre of allegations that his election campaign benefited from Beijing's meddling, says he is leaving the Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent.
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Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Mar 22, 2023 9:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
Liberal MP Han Dong speaks with reporters outside the House of Commons on Tuesday. (Chris Rands/CBC)
Han Dong, the Toronto-area MP at the centre of allegations that his election campaign benefited from Beijing's meddling, says he is leaving the Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent.
Dong made the comments in the House of Commons on Wednesday night
He has denied the allegations, which were reported by Global News.
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Catharine Tunney is a reporter with CBC's Parliament Hill bureau, where she covers national security and the RCMP. She worked previously for CBC in Nova Scotia. You can reach her at catharine.tunney@cbc.ca
