Canada's intelligence agencies must immediately inform MPs of any threats against them, regardless of whether those threats are considered credible, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
Trudeau told reporters that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service,the country's national spy agency, never shared information it received about threats against Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family members who live in Hong Kong.
Public Safety Minister Mendicino said that as soon as the government learned of the allegations, he contacted Chong to discuss the situation and offer him a briefing with CSIS. That briefing took place Tuesday, and Trudeau attended part of it, he said. Chong said later he still has questions about what Trudeau, his office and his ministers knew about the matter.
“I don't know exactly what is going on,” he said, his voice filling with emotion. “The position I find myself in is the same position that Canadians across the country had to face for years. And that's why this government's inaction on this file is so inexplicable and appalling.
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