MP Han Dong sues Global News for defamation over foreign interference report
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The statement of claim, provided by his lawyers and filed Thursday, accuses Global News of publishing ``false, malicious, irresponsible, and defamatory'' stories
Toronto MP Han Dong is suing Global News and its parent company, Corus Entertainment, over stories he says portrayed him as a “traitor” and a knowing participant in Chinese interference in Canada.
The statement of claim, provided by his lawyers and filed Thursday with the Ontario Superior Court in Toronto, accuses Global News of publishing “false, malicious, irresponsible, and defamatory” stories that have “destroyed Dong’s hard-earned reputation and career.”
In March, Global published a story citing unidentified security sources who alleged Dong told a Chinese diplomat in February 2021 that releasing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor would benefit the Conservatives.
The two Canadian men at that time had been detained in China since December 2018, just over a week after the RCMP arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver on a U.S. extradition warrant.
Global had previously published allegations that Dong benefited from Chinese foreign interference in his successful bid to become the Liberal candidate for his riding in 2019, which is also included in the lawsuit.
The Canadian Press has not independently verified the allegations.
Shortly after the allegations about his conversation regarding Kovrig and Spavor were published, Dong resigned from the Liberal caucus to sit as the Independent MP for Don Valley North.
He told the House of Commons he would defend himself against “absolutely untrue claims.” The next day, he voted with opposition parties in favour of a public inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s elections.
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