Michael Ma faces protests, questions over China affinities after crossing floor to Liberals

The surprise defection of former Conservative MP Michael Ma to the Liberals has prompted allegations of an overly close orientation to Chinese-government views, as well as protests outside his office and a petition urging him to resign.

A small group of demonstrators marched back and forth outside of Ma’s office in Markham, north of Toronto, on Sunday carrying signs that accused him of being a traitor to the voters who elected him and a “puppet” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)....