Overview
- Kennedy Stewart, in a Monday radio interview, alleged a sitting B.C. minister is being probed for collaborating with China and said federal lawyers questioned him for four hours, though he has not named the minister due to a non-disclosure agreement.
- Stewart said he alerted senior BC NDP officials and insisted Premier David Eby and several cabinet members know about the matter.
- Premier David Eby responded Tuesday that neither the RCMP nor CSIS has raised concerns about any member of his government and said he would remove a minister if briefed otherwise.
- The RCMP said it was reviewing a request for comment and noted it does not confirm investigations unless charges are laid.
- Global News separately reported that Chinese consular officials urged a Vancouver city employee to cancel an arts event critical of the Communist Party, adding context to wider interference fears.