Liberal MP apologizes for suggesting Tory candidate be turned over to Chinese consulate for Hong Kong bounty

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Liberal MPs are encouraging people who ride in the Toronto area to turn a conservative politician to the Chinese consulate and collect a $183,000 bounty placed by the Hong Kong police station.

Conservative candidate Joe Tay, a former resident of Hong Kong, is accused of running a YouTube channel in Canada in a widely condemned national security law by Asian cities, which criticized the enclave’s Beijing-dominated government.

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Until recently, Tay fought for the conservative nomination of the Liberal Party Paul Qinghan. He is now running in the north of Tanggu. Chinese critics say the timing of the bounty was designed by Beijing to destroy the chance to win over Markham’s horse riding, a large population.

According to Ming Pao, if at a press conference with Chinese media in January, Chag suggested that if Taiyi was elected to parliament, the criminal charges in Hong Kong would cause “great controversy.” Then he went further.

The liberal MP advised his audience to laugh. It’s not clear what he means to be a joke.

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The comments were not released outside the Chinese Canadian community until the Toronto Democratic Association was in China. The group accused the removal of foreign powers from interference in Canadian politics and endangering Taiyi’s security.

“You are free to express your opinions,” said Cheuk Kwan, an association spokesman, in an interview. “But to be a current MP who runs for elections and becomes a servant of the Canadian government, you have at least a moral obligation to uphold Canadian values.”

Hours after the group posted a news release about the episode, Tsing Ang posted his apology on X, a social media site formerly known as Twitter.

“I made a regrettable comment and have a complete judgment on the seriousness of the matter,” the MP wrote. “As a former policeman, I should know better. I apologize sincerely and deeply regret my comments.

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“I will always continue to fight alongside the people of Hong Kong to protect their human rights and freedoms.”

When asked to comment further, Chiang’s campaign will direct state postal statements about X.

Tay could not be contacted for comment, but Conservative MP Michael Chong called on Liberal leader Mark Carney to remove him from office to remove Chiang as candidate.

Chong said on X: “Liberal candidate Paul Chiang’s free candidate in Markham-Unionville called for the handover of conservative candidates to the authoritarian regime in Beijing in exchange for CCP bounty.

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Kwan also said the Liberal Party should seriously consider Chiang as a candidate, saying he appreciated the MPs’ indeed apologies, but pointed out that it only appears after his remarks are publicized in the wider community.

“He wouldn’t do anything if we didn’t break the story,” Khu alleged. “He’s smart’ to do it in the national media because he feels safe and doesn’t talk to the Earth and the Mail or the National Post. So he tells the truth about his position.”

Gloria Fung, who is one of the most vocal critics of Chinese intervention, joined the call for Chiang to be replaced as a liberal candidate for Markham-Unionville.

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“It’s outrageous to see members of the MPs in the liberal government publicly encourage (the Communist Party of China) to interborder and electoral intervention on Canadian soil,” she said.

Guan said the Chinese government has long supported liberals, but he is also critical of the Conservative Party.

He noted that Tay was moved to the liberal-dominated Don Valley North, while the party surpassed former Congressman Kenny Chiu – a staunch critic of the Chinese government – to appoint another to run for Richmond East-Steveston, B.C. Chiu and others accuse them of a social media campaign that they believe was planned by Beijing in the 2021 election. Guan En said the Conservative Party may think both politicians are “toxic” in immigrant-led constituencies in mainland China.

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On Christmas Eve, when Hong Kong police announced their bounty, Tay faced the opposition in Markham-Unionville, a $1 million Hong Kong dollar. He is competing with former Congressman Bob Saroya for the conservative nomination.

A former Saroya aide suggested on China-based WeChat social media website that the allegations would prevent Tay from running for the Conservative Party, despite radiating police in a repressive one-party state.

“The party … has been known. I think his candidacy will be cancelled. Is it necessary to have the documents? It is called ‘no criminal record certificate’.”

Another WeChat user said that Taiyi will cause “chaos” for Canada and should be kicked out.

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