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Al Jazeera Staff

Canada expelling Chinese diplomat over alleged legislator threats

'I have been clear: we will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs,' Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said on May 8 [File: Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]

Canada is expelling a Chinese diplomat after Zhao Wei was accused of being involved in a campaign to intimidate a Canadian opposition legislator critical of Beijing.

In a statement on Monday, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said the Canadian government has designated Zhao, a diplomat based in Toronto, “persona non grata”.

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