Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly reportedly said that 'the other aspect of the question is more about knowing how we as a democracy are able to thwart the growth of the far right in our country, because it’s happening in the United States, it’s happening in Europe.'
As a 'reciprocal countermeasure in reaction to Canada’s unscrupulous move,' the Chinese Communists declared 'Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, consul of the Consulate General of Canada in Shanghai, persona non grata.'
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly said Zhao Wei has been ordered to leave Canada in connection with spying allegations against MP Michael Chong and his family.