The Trudeau government received a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) transcript of the conversation between former Liberal MP Han Dong (Don Valley North, ON) and a Chinese diplomat in Toronto in early 2021..But the Liberal government decided the transcript had no “actionable evidence” regarding Dong asking Beijing to continue detaining the two Canadians to help the Liberals get re-elected, according to the Globe and Mail.. CSIS Headquarters .On Wednesday, Global News reported on the alleged relationship between Dong and Chinese Communist agents. Dong now sits as an independent..Dong told the Globe on Thursday he's launching a defamation lawsuit against Global News and would not advocate jailing the two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig..READ MORE Former Liberal MP votes for public inquiry into Chinese election interference.“Clear my name and I see no other path,” said Dong..“This is for my family’s honour. The allegations are very serious. They are untrue. That is not something that I would say.”.“I was one of the two participants in the call. On that call, I raised the status of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig and called for their immediate release. At every opportunity before they returned home, I adamantly demanded their release to Canada without delay.”
