Elections Watchdog Finds Insufficient Evidence to Probe Beijing Interference in Tory MP’s Defeat

Then-Conservative MP Kenny Chiu rises during question period in the House of Commons on April 13, 2021. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The federal elections regulator says it looked into alleged Beijing interference in the 2021 election but found insufficient evidence to open a formal investigation.

The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections (OCCE) review focused on an alleged China-linked disinformation campaign in a British Columbia riding where former Conservative MP Kenny Chiu was defeated.