Kenny Chiu | |||||||||||||
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| Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth | |||||||||||||
| In office September 7, 2020 – September 20, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Leader | Erin O'Toole | ||||||||||||
| Shadowing | Bardish Chagger | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Steveston—Richmond East | |||||||||||||
| In office October 21, 2019 – August 15, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Joe Peschisolido | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Parm Bains | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Richmond, British Columbia[1] | ||||||||||||
| Profession | Software engineer | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙錦榮 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵锦荣 | ||||||||||||
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Kenny Chiu (Chinese: 趙錦榮; born 1965) is a former Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.[2]
Chiu immigrated to Canada in 1982 from Hong Kong,[3] and studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2011, he was elected as a Richmond school board trustee.[4] He ran in the 2015 federal election for Steveston—Richmond East[5] and was defeated by Joe Peschisolido.[6] He ran again in 2019, this time defeating Peschisolido.
He lost to the Liberal candidate, Parm Bains, in the 2021 federal election.[7] He was an outspoken critic of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent and protest in Hong Kong, which led to a state-sponsored disinformation campaign against him contributing to his defeat.[8][9][10] A report by Global Affairs Canada stated that Chiu was targeted by social media accounts controlled by the China News Service.[11]
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Chan, Cheryl (October 21, 2019). "Conservative Kenny Chiu defeats Liberal incumbent Joe Peschisolido in Steveston-Richmond East". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "新科國會議員趙錦榮 做好準備迎接新挑戰" (in Traditional Chinese). Sing Tao Daily. October 24, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (November 19, 2011). "School board election dominated by Richmond First". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Wood, Graeme (June 11, 2014). "Trustee throws hat in federal ring". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Azpiri, Jon (October 19, 2015). "Liberal Joe Peschisolido elected in Steveston-Richmond East". Global News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Blackwell, Tom. "Defeated Conservative MP fears attacks by pro-Beijing forces swung votes against him". National Post. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Chase, Steven (January 7, 2022). "Disinformation campaign against former MP Kenny Chiu a disturbing precedent, researchers say". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (July 15, 2023). "Canadian Politicians Who Criticize China Become Its Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (April 4, 2024). "Canadian Politicians Were Targeted by China in 2021, Report Says". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Wood, Graeme (April 3, 2024). "Chinese Communist Party-linked media targeted B.C. MP, inquiry hears". Richmond News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.