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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed on Thursday, March 9, 2023, that Canada denied a diplomatic visa request from a Chinese political operative last fall due to concerns about foreign interference — and said she wouldn't hesitate to expel diplomats for the same reason.

The move does not include calling a public inquiry into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada's elections, against the explicit demands of opposition parties.

The federal Conservatives are ending their boycott of a special national security and intelligence committee made up of MPs and senators.

The Conservative leader pulled his party's MPs from the committee last spring to protest the Liberal government's refusal to hand over unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest security laboratory.