The Global News report says that according to sources, Ke received around $50,000 from the Chinese Consulate in Toronto as part of a $250,000 fund allocated for Beijing's interference network. The funds were allegedly channeled via a series of intermediaries. The article cites a Privy Council Office (PCO) report which says that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) network in the Toronto area includes at least 11 candidates who ran in the 2019 federal election, at least 13 aides, and an Ontario MPP. The document reportedly doesn't mention Ke by name, but Global says that its sources who have knowledge of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's (CSIS) investigation into CCP interference in Canada say that Ke was a recipient of a portion of the funds meant for the network.