"The only candidate to say he will vote in favour of the motion is Michael Chong. For this he has been excoriated as a sellout; it rather confirms him as a man of judgment and conscience." –
Andrew Coyne, National Post, Feb. 15, 2017
"Of the candidates for leadership, only the thoughtful and eminently reasonable Michael Chong has said he would support the motion. Others are openly hostile, or are trying to slither out of supporting it. Not an edifying sight." -
Alan Freeman, iPolitics, Feb. 17, 2017
"Chong has been willing to do more than simply break ranks, though. In spurning the idiotic idea that Khalid's initiative would restrict free speech, he goes on to argue that a far graver restriction is Canada's Criminal Code restriction on hate speech. 'The right way to combat hate speech is through free speech. Not through the Criminal Code,' he writes. That's a bold statement - and it points to an MP thinking through an issue, not just trying for political points. -
Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 17, 2017
"Earlier this week on Facebook, Michael Chong penned an elegant demolition of most of his colleagues’ reservations. He is the one Conservative leadership candidate clearly supporting the motion. Mr. Chong is right." – Globe and Mail editorial, Feb. 16, 2017
"Leadership candidate Michael Chong has been bravely candid about the faddish pseudo-populist stupidities that have dumbed down the party’s leadership race, owing in no small way to the vanity candidacy of television personality Kevin O’Leary. And Chong showed some serious backbone this week by coming out in support of Khalid’s motion." –
Terry Glavin, Maclean's, Feb. 16, 2017
