The RCMP told CBC News that only a few hours later, the embattled Toronto-area Liberal candidate Paul Chiang quit the game.
“As the Prime Minister and the Canadian team work hard to stand up as president [Donald] Trump and protect our economy, I don't want to be distracted at this critical moment. ” Chag wrote in a statement posted on social media site X by midnight on Monday.
“That’s why I’m a candidate for 2025 in the Markham-Unionville community.”
Freedom leader Mark Carney said on Monday that Chiang may move forward after apologizing for his “deep offensive comments” and “terrible trial failure.”
The pressure from the opposition and more than 40 organizations demanding Carney's demand for pressure were immediately dropped and asked the police to investigate.
Former police officer Chiang suggested to Chinese media at a press conference in January that he could hand over Tay to the Chinese consulate to receive a reward from Hong Kong police, so he called his own comments “regrettable”.
Tay was seeking nominations for the party on a cycling in Chiang at the time and is now running in Don Valley North. Last December, Hong Kong police issued an arrest warrant and bounty, worth more than $180,000. The Liberal government condemned such warrants last year to intimidate critics abroad.
Tay runs the YouTube channel, which promotes democracy and freedom of expression and is the co-founder of the Hong Kong Station, a Canadian-based non-governmental organization.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said on Monday that Tay was “fearing his life”.
Tai also spoke out online, saying he did not accept Tsai's apology and that he had been in contact with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police regarding habeas protection.
Carney defends Chiang
Hong Kong Watch, a non-governmental organization focused on human rights, wrote a letter to the RCMP commissioner on Monday calling for a police investigation to see if he violated the law.
activist Gloria Fung also said she hopes police find out if Tsing Ange's actions violate any provision related to the Foreign Intervention Act.
Chiang won his ride in 2021 and said he was “fully committed to ensuring people are safe and protecting the values of our country” to serve the community.
“Every day, I maintain integrity and provide results for the people in my community,” Chiang wrote on X.
CBC News asked Carney's campaign to comment, but has not received a response. Earlier in the day, the leader of the liberals defended the Qing Dynasty’s “upright man”, a long-time former police officer who “served his community for more than 25th century.”
