Tory Candidate Tells MPs of Extensive Foreign Interference by Beijing in His Campaign
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Joe Tay, a former Hong Kong singer and democracy activist, ran as a Conservative candidate in Toronto's Don Valley North riding during the spring federal election. He testified before the procedure and House affairs committee on December 2 regarding foreign election interference. Tay reported that one of his supporters received a violent threat after meeting with him, which he believes was part of tactics used by Beijing to disrupt his campaign. He described the interference as highly sophisticated, coordinated, and continuous throughout his campaign.
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A candidate for the federal Conservatives in the spring election says a supporter received a violent threat after meeting with him—one of several tactics he suspects Beijing may have used to undermine his campaign. Joe Tay, a former Hong Kong singer and actor turned democracy activist, was running for the Conservatives in the Don Valley North riding of Toronto. He testified before the procedure and House affairs committee (PROC) on Dec. 2 as it studies the topic of foreign interference in elections. “Transnational repression is real, highly sophisticated, coordinated and totally destructive,” he said, adding that during his campaign he faced “non-stop foreign election interference.”......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 12-03-2025 15:46