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‘Persona non grata:’ Canada expelling Chinese diplomat after threats to Conservative MP

They made Justin cry.

OTTAWA – The Liberal government is expelling Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly wrote in a statement that Canada has declared the Toronto-based diplomat as “persona non grata.”

“We will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs,” she wrote.

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