Canada expelling diplomat accused of targeting MP Michael Chong’s family

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The federal government is expelling a diplomat accused of targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong's family. The government has been under intense pressure to sanction Zhao Wei, who reportedly played a role in attempts to gather information on Chong's family in Hong Kong in 2021 following the MP's condemnation of Beijing's conduct in the Xinjiang region as genocide. "We will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs," Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement posted on Twitter. "Diplomats in Canada have been warned that if they engage in this type of behaviour, they will be...