Maxime Bernier calls for criminal investigation after Liberal MP resigns over alleged ties to Communist China
'Han Dong must be removed from his seat in Parliament while a criminal investigation is conducted to determine whether or not he is a Chinese asset guilty of treason.'
(LifeSiteNews) –– People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier said a criminal investigation is needed to determine whether or not a Liberal MP who resigned from the Party due to alleged connections to China is “guilty” of being a “Chinese asset.”
“Han Dong must be removed from his seat in Parliament while a criminal investigation is conducted to determine whether or not he is a Chinese asset guilty of treason,” said Bernier in a newsletter sent to his followers yesterday.
“And the remaining 10 MPs whose election races were influenced by the Chinese Communist Party — including 2 unnamed CPC (Conservative Party of Canada) MPs — must also step down while similar criminal investigations are conducted.”
Bernier added that there should also be a full public inquiry, but it should be run by “expert citizens” and not “politicians only looking to score partisan points.”
On Wednesday, Dong resigned from the Liberal Party only hours after a news report broke alleging that he had asked a Chinese diplomat in February 2021 to delay the release of two Canadians held captive by the Communist Chinese regime.
Global News first broke the story, reporting that two national security sources told them that Dong had in 2021 advised a Chinese diplomat that it would be of interest to the Liberal Party if they delayed the release of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who were imprisoned in a Chinese jail at the time.
According to Bernier, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was “knowingly keeping a national security risk in his caucus,” which allowed “that person” to “actively” engage in “hostage negotiations with the foreign government he is connected to.”
On Twitter yesterday, Bernier charged that Trudeau and his “Liberal traitors” are a direct threat to Canada’s security.
In comments sent to LifeSiteNews, Bernier’s spokesman Martin Masse said
that while Bernier’s comments about freezing bank accounts were
“obviously sarcastic, we don’t advocate freezing the bank accounts of
anyone,” there is a serious argument that Trudeau’s apparent carefree
attitude toward China is a problem.
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