Politics Insider: Carney says he’s never heard of pro-Beijing lobby group despite photos with its leadership

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Hello, welcome to Politics Insider, election edition. There are 18 days until voting day. Let’s look at what happened today. Mark Carney says he had never heard of a pro-Beijing lobby group in the Toronto area despite photos on the Jiangsu Commerce Council of Canada’s website showing him with members of its leadership. The Liberal Leader was asked today about Peter Yuen, his party’s candidate for the Ontario riding of Markham-Unionville, replacing Paul Chiang, who stepped down from the race. Carney expressed his support for Yuen. As Robert Fife and Steven Chase reported today, Yuen is an honorary director of...