
In January, Paul Chiang, the Liberal candidate for Markham-Unionville in the Greater Toronto Area, told a Chinese language media conference that the Conservative candidate for Don Valley North, Joe Tay, had a $184,000 bounty on his head for his advocacy of democracy in Hong Kong, and that anyone could claim it by taking Tay to Toronto’s Chinese consulate.
Chiang has not denied he made the comments and has apologized to Tay, calling his words “deplorable.”

But they are more than that. They are a sign that the Liberal party’s inexplicable attachment to Beijing remains intact. Yet Carney
said Chiang will continue to represent the Liberals in Markham-Unionville because he is “a person of integrity” who has served his community and retains the leader’s confidence. “I view this as a
teachable moment,” he said.
That sounds soooo familiar…
Paul Chiang's comments, and Carney's defence of the candidate, are a sign that the Liberal party’s inexplicable attachment to Beijing remains intact
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So how does Carney protect our democracy and its institutions? By laughingly calling Chiang’s actions a “
teachable moment.”
He must remove Paul Chiang as Liberal candidate immediately
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MP Paul Chiang being kept on as a Liberal candidate by Prime Minister Mark Carney in the riding of Markham—Unionville, despite his now infamous suggestion that someone turn in his Conservative opponent to China in order to score a bounty from communist Beijing.
Certainly, Freedom Convoy truckers Tamara Lich or Chris Barber who will hear their mischief trial verdicts in Ottawa this week, were not cut any breaks by this Liberal government. But membership has privileges.
There may be exceptions made for some candidates and zero tolerance for others. Welcome to the silly season
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