This is the way the Han Dong smear ends: not with a bang, but a whimper

 

The accusations against Han Dong are falling apart. 

Watch everyone nodding along as the translation error story was reported on Sunday:

Boom. Rob Benzie’s comments on @ctvqp this morning regarding recent media coverage of the Chinese foreign interference story: pic.twitter.com/z2EGS17Vi4

— Greg MacEachern (@gmacofglebe) March 26, 2023

Scrimshaw notes that Global didn't even cover the story themselves in their weekend show:

So, Global didn’t repeat their accusation about Han Dong on The West Block this morning? They broke the political story of the week and didn’t cover it on their own show?

That’s very odd

— Evan Scrimshaw (@EScrimshaw) March 26, 2023

The tide is going back out. It's fucking hilarious to watch pundits, competing media and conservatives alike begin to back down on Han Dong because of reckless reporting by Global News.

— Raoul Duke's Salt Shaker (@RodKahx) March 26, 2023

On Monday, Han Dong was fighting hard:

Please see my statement below. pic.twitter.com/7NgcDKSaXy

— Han Dong (@handongontario) March 27, 2023

And Global is ducking:

UH OH - Global News releases a statement in response to a potential lawsuit by Han Dong

It does NOT say "We stand by our Story"

Nor does it say "We will defend ourselves in court"

Instead the statement is a NON-ANSWER that is so generic & vague that it's NOT an answer at all pic.twitter.com/j3R3w8YLCu

— G.T. Lem 林 家 聰 (@gtlem) March 27, 2023

Things this statement by Global doesn’t include:
• A defence of their story
• A defence of Sam Cooper
• Anything to make anyone believe anything other than they shit the bed pic.twitter.com/4b2yep4RFp

— Evan Scrimshaw (@EScrimshaw) March 27, 2023

So are the Opposition parties:

Can you hear that squeaking noise? It's the sound of the CPC hitting the brakes! I wonder if Sam Cooper will fall hard and will be their sacrificial lamb! https://t.co/BPPtLNLU72

— Antonio Foix 🇮🇹🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@Aho2ToMan) March 25, 2023

Things CPC didn't seem interested in for QP today: Chinese interference, Biden visit, # of women in the Trudeau Cabinet, unvaccinated visiting the US, Roxham Road.

Choices made in prepping QP are the product of strategy to pick winning themes, avoid losers.

— Bruce Anderson (@bruceanderson) March 27, 2023

One would almost think the leaker was a Conservative...

— Colette Copeland (@CopelandColette) March 27, 2023