Han Dong (politician)

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Han Peng Dong (Chinese: 董晗鵬; born c. 1977) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley North from 2019 to 2025 and the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Trinity—Spadina from 2014 to 2018. Dong was elected as MPP in the 2014 provincial election under the Ontario Liberal Party banner, serving until is defeat in the 2018 election. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2019 federal election and was re-elected in the 2021 election. Dong sat in the Liberal Party caucus until 2023, when he stepped down from caucus following to allegations published by Global News that he advised a Chinese diplomat against the releasing two Canadians detained in China. Dong subsequently initiated a defamation lawsuit against Global News, which was settled in 2025 with the outlet recognizing the Foreign Interference Commission's report that corroborates Dong's denial of the allegations against him. In August 2025, the Commissioner of Canada Elections concluded...

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