When Conservative MP Michael Chong heard Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claim anti-Asian racism when facing serious questions in the House of Commons, he got…
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When Conservative MP Michael Chong heard Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claim anti-Asian racism when facing serious questions in the House of Commons, he got very upset, very angry.
“I could feel the blood rise,” Chong told me Friday.
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“Many of us have been subject to anti-Asian racism and for the prime minister to accuse us of driving anti-Asian racism is very upsetting.”
Chong wasn’t asking the questions that saw Trudeau invoke the phrase “anti-Asian racism” three times on Wednesday but he was taking part in question period that day. He has also asked the very same kind of questions that led to the accusation.
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