Former public servant accused in foreign interference case involving China

A former Natural Resources Canada employee, Dennis Lu, is facing trial for unauthorized computer use and breach of trust. Prosecutors allege he intended to share sensitive documents with Chinese entities, though no evidence of actual data transfer has been found.
Dennis Lu faces trial in Ottawa next year. He researched clean energy with Natural Resource Canada’s Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology for decades, specializing in carbon capture and decarbonization. He was fired during the week of his scheduled retirement in August 2023.
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