Conservative commentator Lauren Chen held in contempt of Parliament after being accused of spreading Russian propaganda

The Canadian political commentator has been accused by U.S. authorities of participating in a $10 million Russian propaganda scheme through a company she co-founded called Tenet Media.

Appearing before the House of Commons public safety and national security committee today, Lauren Chen refused to answer questions based on advice from her lawyers.

Chen is at the heart of an investigation by U.S. authorities which alleges her company, Tenet Media, essentially acted on behalf of the Kremlin by disseminating pro-Russia content.

The Tenet Media co-founder was summoned to appear before the House of Commons public safety and national security committee to field questions about some of the explosive allegations.

Conservative MP Raquel Dancho wasn't pleased with Chen's lack of responses to questions, saying that "Miss Chen unfortunately, is making a farce of this committee and it's deeply, deeply disappointing."

Conservative MP Glen Motz also voiced his displeasure with Chen's failure to provide answers to crucial questions regarding foreign influence. He asked the Tenet Media co-founder, "What factors influenced you to collude with the Russians? What was your end goal?"

The NDP then moved a motion to hold Chen in contempt of Parliament for her behaviour, which passed unanimously.

The Liberals moved to pass a motion to compel Lauren Southern and Liam Donovan to testify at the Public Safety Committee, two Canadians who were previously involved with Chen's alleged Russian propaganda scheme, Tenet Media.

Chen stated that because she is under criminal investigation in the U.S., she would not be answering any questions during today's committee meeting.

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  • Andrzej Matuch
    commented 2024-11-06 09:23:53 -0500
    It should be noted that Chen is merely facing allegations and that nothing has yet been proven about her colluding with the Russians. Offering no comment is the smartest thing she could do at this time, especially since there is likely no damaging evidence against her or any of the other parties being charged.