Ontario Liberal cabinet minister Michael Chan is demanding an apology from Conservative MP Jason Kenney for allegedly defaming him. In a Chinese-language column, Chan argued, “The starting point for human rights is different for every country and people. A lawyer on behalf of Chan is threatening to sue the Calgary-Midnapore MP unless he apologizes and retracts statements reported in the Globe and Mail newspaper. The Globe article quoted Kenney, who raised questions about Chan’s commitment to defending Canada’s interests and human rights principles when they came into opposition with Chinese policy. At issue is a Globe story in June that reported that Chan, Ontario’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade, had defended China’s human rights record.

Source: National Post July 06, 2016 00:56 UTC