Ms. Kwan told the inquiry that Justice Marie-Josée Hogue must come up with a plan to disclose the names of parliamentarians who allegedly collaborated with foreign governments for their own benefit, with some of them “wittingly” helping China and India meddle in Canadian politics.
“If you were an unwitting participant and if you were not warned about it and you don’t know this is happening and no one has told you, then you will carry on business as usual,’” she said. “If you are, on the other hand, a willing participant in foreign-interference activities then there needs to be accountability. It can’t be that we just turn a blind eye.”
The House of Commons asked the inquiry to investigate a report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians that found some federal politicians are collaborating with foreign governments to advance their own interests.
Justice Hogue told the inquiry Monday that she won’t be able to publicly name politicians suspected of wittingly or unwittingly participating in foreign-interference activities.
Ms. Kwan also told the inquiry it is urgent to take action against Chinese-owned social-media outlets such as WeChat and TikTok, which she said either censor or promote disinformation.
She later told reporters she’s proud for speaking out against China’s crushing of democracy in Hong Kong and jailing dissidents, even if that means pro-Beijing proxies work against her in the next election.
“What’s happening in Hong Kong right now literally breaks my heart. It makes me want to weep,” Ms. Kwan said.
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