Peter Yuen

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Peter Yuen

Adding context, references around subject's attendance at 2015 China Victory Day Parade. Future edits should ensure contextual evidence provided to avoid WP:BLP violations.

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Yuen became the first Superintendent within the Toronto Police Services of [[List of Chinese Canadians|Chinese heritage]]{{Cite web |last=Lavoie |first=Joanna |date=2014-12-31 |title=55 DIVISION: Supt. Peter Yuen looks ahead to 2015 |url=https://www.toronto.com/news/55-division-supt-peter-yuen-looks-ahead-to-2015/article_91ffb7cd-2cf7-5062-a8c0-8c6795dc30a0.html? |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Toronto.com |language=en}} and was named police officer of the year.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=Christie Blatchford: It was 'life and death' for officer who arrested… |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-it-was-life-and-death-for-officer-who-arrested-van-attack-suspect-says-another-who-knows |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250110171809/https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-it-was-life-and-death-for-officer-who-arrested-van-attack-suspect-says-another-who-knows |url-status=dead |archive-date=2025-01-10 |access-date=2025-01-10 }} In April 2018, he provided an update to the public on behalf of Toronto Police Services and Constable Kenny Lam following the [[2018 Toronto van attack]].{{Cite web |date=2018-04-25 |title=Toronto officer who held his fire after van attack says he was just doing his job |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/toronto-officer-who-held-his-fire-after-van-attack-says-n869146 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
Yuen became the first Superintendent within the Toronto Police Services of [[List of Chinese Canadians|Chinese heritage]]{{Cite web |last=Lavoie |first=Joanna |date=2014-12-31 |title=55 DIVISION: Supt. Peter Yuen looks ahead to 2015 |url=https://www.toronto.com/news/55-division-supt-peter-yuen-looks-ahead-to-2015/article_91ffb7cd-2cf7-5062-a8c0-8c6795dc30a0.html? |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Toronto.com |language=en}} and was named police officer of the year.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=Christie Blatchford: It was 'life and death' for officer who arrested… |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-it-was-life-and-death-for-officer-who-arrested-van-attack-suspect-says-another-who-knows |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250110171809/https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-it-was-life-and-death-for-officer-who-arrested-van-attack-suspect-says-another-who-knows |url-status=dead |archive-date=2025-01-10 |access-date=2025-01-10 }}

Yuen reportedly attended the [[2015 China Victory Day Parade]] as a member of a Chinese-Canadian delegation.{{cite book |last1=Juneau-Katsuya |first1=Michel |author-link1=Michel Juneau-Katsuya |last2=Clement |first2=Garry |last3=Baxendale |first3=Dean |date=2025 |title=Canada Under Siege: How PEI Became a Forward Operating Base for the Chinese Communist Party |location=Toronto |publisher=[[Optimum Publishing International]] |isbn=978-0-8889-0355-6 |page=33 |quote=Peter Yuen, the new Liberal candidate, had also been linked to [[United Front Work Department|United Front]] groups and had reportedly attended a military parade in Beijing hosted by Xi Jinping in 2015.}}{{cite web |last1=Blackwell |first1=Tom |title=Liberal candidate who replaced Paul Chiang attended Chinese military parade in 2015 |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/liberal-candidate-peter-yuen-attended-chinese-military-parade |website=National Post |language=en-CA |access-date=22 April 2026 |date=11 April 2025}}

In April 2018, he provided an update to the public on behalf of Toronto Police Services and Constable Kenny Lam following the [[2018 Toronto van attack]].{{Cite web |date=2018-04-25 |title=Toronto officer who held his fire after van attack says he was just doing his job |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/toronto-officer-who-held-his-fire-after-van-attack-says-n869146 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=NBC News |language=en}}


==Political career==
==Political career==
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In October 2024, Peter Yuen was officially nominated as the [[Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberal]] candidate for [[Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough-Agincourt]].{{Cite web |title=Former Toronto Deputy Chief of Police Peter Yuen Nominated as Ontario Liberal Candidate in Scarborough—Agincourt |url=https://ontarioliberal.ca/former-toronto-deputy-chief-of-police-peter-yuen-nominated-as-ontario-liberal-candidate-in-scarborough-agincourt/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Ontario Liberal Party |language=en-CA}}
In October 2024, Peter Yuen was officially nominated as the [[Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberal]] candidate for [[Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough-Agincourt]].{{Cite web |title=Former Toronto Deputy Chief of Police Peter Yuen Nominated as Ontario Liberal Candidate in Scarborough—Agincourt |url=https://ontarioliberal.ca/former-toronto-deputy-chief-of-police-peter-yuen-nominated-as-ontario-liberal-candidate-in-scarborough-agincourt/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Ontario Liberal Party |language=en-CA}}


In April 2025, he was nominated as the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] candidate for [[Markham—Unionville (federal electoral district)|Markham—Unionville]] at [[2025 Canadian federal election]]. This was after the previous candidate, [[Paul Chiang (politician)|Paul Chiang]], stepped down after suggesting that a Conservative candidate and Hong Kong activist, [[Joe Tay]], should be turned over to Chinese police for a bounty.{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Catherine |title=Former deputy police chief replaces Chiang as Liberal candidate in Toronto riding |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/former-deputy-police-chief-replaces-chiang-as-liberal-candidate-in-toronto-riding/ |website=CTVNews |access-date=11 April 2025 |language=en |date=6 April 2025}} [[Robert Fife]] of the [[The Globe and Mail|Globe and Mail]] scrutinized Yuen for previously attending events with organizations linked to the [[Chinese Communist Party]] such as Jiangsu Commerce Council of Canada (JCCC) in which he was listed as an honorary director. Yuen told the paper that he left the JCCC a decade ago.{{cite web |last1=Fife |first1=Robert |last2=Chase |first2=Steven |title=Liberal candidate Peter Yuen, chosen to replace Paul Chiang, linked to pro-Beijing groups, events |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-candidate-peter-yuen-chosen-to-replace-paul-chiang-linked-to/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=11 April 2025 |language=en-CA |date=10 April 2025}} In 2015, he reportedly attended a military parade in China hosted by Xi Jinping.{{cite book |last1=Juneau-Katsuya |first1=Michel |author-link1=Michel Juneau-Katsuya |last2=Clement |first2=Garry |last3=Baxendale |first3=Dean |date=2025 |title=Canada Under Siege: How PEI Became a Forward Operating Base for the Chinese Communist Party |location=Toronto |publisher=[[Optimum Publishing International]] |isbn=978-0-8889-0355-6 |page=33 |quote=Peter Yuen, the new Liberal candidate, had also been linked to [[United Front Work Department|United Front]] groups and had reportedly attended a military parade in Beijing hosted by Xi Jinping in 2015.}}
In April 2025, he was nominated as the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] candidate for [[Markham—Unionville (federal electoral district)|Markham—Unionville]] at [[2025 Canadian federal election]]. This was after the previous candidate, [[Paul Chiang (politician)|Paul Chiang]], stepped down after suggesting that a Conservative candidate and Hong Kong activist, [[Joe Tay]], should be turned over to Chinese police for a bounty.{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Catherine |title=Former deputy police chief replaces Chiang as Liberal candidate in Toronto riding |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/former-deputy-police-chief-replaces-chiang-as-liberal-candidate-in-toronto-riding/ |website=CTVNews |access-date=11 April 2025 |language=en |date=6 April 2025}} [[Robert Fife]] of the [[The Globe and Mail|Globe and Mail]] scrutinized Yuen for previously attending events with organizations linked to the [[Chinese Communist Party]] such as Jiangsu Commerce Council of Canada (JCCC) in which he was listed as an honorary director. Yuen told the paper that he left the JCCC a decade ago.{{cite web |last1=Fife |first1=Robert |last2=Chase |first2=Steven |title=Liberal candidate Peter Yuen, chosen to replace Paul Chiang, linked to pro-Beijing groups, events |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-candidate-peter-yuen-chosen-to-replace-paul-chiang-linked-to/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=11 April 2025 |language=en-CA |date=10 April 2025}}


== Electoral record ==
== Electoral record ==
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