'We will take whatever action is necessary to continue to protect our democracy and show that we're standing up for our values and our principles,' Trudeau told reporters Tuesday morning as he headed into a meeting with his cabinet on Parliament Hill.
China has declared a Canadian diplomat as "persona non grata" in retaliation for Ottawa's expulsion of a Chinese consular official over allegations of foreign interference.
Before the cabinet meeting in Ottawa Tuesday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would stand firm. Calls for Zhao to be expelled began last week after a report in the Globe and Mail that CSIS had information in 2021 that the Chinese government was looking at ways to intimidate Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. The federal government has confirmed that report.
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