We may never be able to fully stop interference in our politics, so where do we draw the line?

Clear thresholds don't yet exist to define which activities are acceptable and which are not. Frankly, we deserve clarity as to what defines foreign interference, otherwise we may never be able to stop it, writes Bert Chen.

MP Han Dong, who represents Don Valley North, Ont., left the Liberal caucus on March 22 after Global News reported an allegation, based on two national security sources, that Dong spoke to a Chinese diplomat about delaying the release of the Two Michaels from prison. Dong denies the allegation and has launched a lawsuit against Global News. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

April 3, 2023

The recent resignations of Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Vincent Ke and Ontario Liberal MP Han Dong from their respective government caucuses seem to show to what extent involvement with China is unacceptable. But clear thresholds do not yet exist to define which acti...

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