Diaspora and civil society groups are raising concerns about Liberal candidate Peter Yuen’s activities with groups closely aligned with Beijing.
The former deputy police chief with the Toronto Police Service is the nominated Liberal candidate for the Toronto-area riding of Markham-Unionville. He replaces a former candidate who had suggested a Conservative rival be turned in to Chinese officials for a bounty.
Yuen attended a military parade in Beijing in 2015, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping was present, at the invitation of a key organization of China’s United Front Work Department (UFWD), which Canadian officials have said is used by Beijing for foreign influence activities….