Epoch Times: Editor of Toronto Chinese-Language Publication Fired for Running Story Critical of Michael Chan

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The chief editor of a Chinese-language newspaper published in Toronto says she was fired for running an article that was critical of Ontario cabinet minister Michael Chan following complaints from the Chinese consulate and pro-Beijing groups that back Chan, the Globe and Mail has reported.

The Globe article initially reported that Helen Wang, the chief editor of the Chinese Canadian Post, had said complaints were raised by Chan himself as well, but the Globe decided to remove this portion from the online article as it couldn’t verify it.

Chan, Ontario’s minister of citizenship, immigration, and international trade, is currently suing the Globe and Mail after it published reports about concerns raised by Canada’s intelligence agency CSIS on Chan’s close ties to Beijing and the agency’s briefing to Queen’s Park on the matter.

After the initial Globe reports, Chan issued a statement denouncing the stories as a “re-hash of ludicrous allegations,” and implied that the scrutiny he is receiving is an attack on the loyalty of all new Canadians.

The article published in the Chinese Canadian Post about Chan was by freelance writer Jonathan Fon, who criticized Chan for his claim that the loyalty of all new Canadians was being questioned, saying the concerns were solely about Chan.

A request for an interview with the Chinese Canadian Post was not returned by press time.  (more...)

Epoch Times: Editor of Toronto Chinese-Language Publication Fired for Running Story Critical of Michael Chan

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