If someone has committed fraud, it should be clear that they should not have access to sensitive government information. That is clear to every Canadian watching us today.
It has been reported that Ms. Zhang cleared both CSIS and RCMP background checks despite the 2023 finding that she had committed fraud. What screening checks can Canadian authorities actually conduct in connection with her NATO placement? Has your government—have you, Minister—established whether that finding was available to the officials responsible? Are you following the trail? How did this happen? We need to make sure it doesn't happen again.