senator who last year was accused by Conservatives of being a sympathizer with communist China is the sole candidate in the running to lead Independents in the Senate. "It seems every week we hear new evidence of the cozy relationship the Liberal government has with the Chinese communist dictatorship. Woo said Kent failed to note that a fellow Conservative caucus member, Sen. Victor Oh, also spoke against the motion for much the same reasons. The Independents have a budget of some $800,000, a sum less than what is allocated to the considerably smaller Liberal Senate caucus. Woo is running on a ticket with another self-described "newbie," Independent Quebec Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, as his designated "deputy convener."

Source: CBC News September 20, 2017 12:33 UTC