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Former MP says Canada has become 'open market' for foreign interference in elections

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RICHMOND, B.C. — A former British Columbia member of Parliament says he fears Canada has become an "open market" for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as the target of an alleged campaign by Chinese diplomats to defeat him. Kenny Chiu, a Conservative who lost his seat of Steveston-Richmond East in the 2021 election, says he's not surprised by the report in the Globe and Mail citing Canadian intelligence documents and describing alleged efforts to oust candidates seen as unfriendly to Beijing. Chiu, who has previously said he was targeted by pre-election misinformation on…

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