The push to ban TikTok had stalled after the company recruited half the Left and a few portions of the Right to defend it. Ban TikTok and you’ll alienate Gen Z, we’re told and it’s a violation of “free market principles”.
“China – Communist Slave State”
A foreign agents registry bill will be tabled later this year: source
The federal government will move forward with the creation of a registry of foreign agents to help prevent China and other countries from meddling in Canada’s affairs, Radio-Canada has confirmed.
As first reported in La Presse, Canada will table a bill either this summer, or if the Justice Department is not able to draft the legislation in time, in the fall, according to a government source.
The federal government launched public consultations on the concept in March. That outreach effort closed May 9 and a government source said it showed Canadians broadly support the initiative.
‘We’re Close to Treason’: Former CSIS Officer Decries Lack of Accountability On Foreign Interference
A former officer with Canada’s spy agency says that individuals involved in the political process should have to declare they will not cooperate with a foreign power, adding that they should serve jail time if caught doing so.
“Because we’re close to treason here, literally,” said Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific Unit within the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
Canadians need a ‘wake-up call’ on China interference in Canada, Liberal MP says
A Liberal MP says a foreign agent registry could be a “wake-up call” for Canadians regarding potential Chinese interference in the country’s affairs.
John McKay, the MP for Toronto’s Scarborough—Guildwood, told Global News he’s not sure whether Canadians have completely come to grips with the extent China may be manipulating not only its diaspora in Canada but also the society at large.
Chinese Embrace Brazil as “Global Strategic Partner” as Brazilian President Visits China
The mid-April visit to China of newly inaugurated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) is an apparent triumph for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in its effort to broaden its influence in Latin America. The visit also seems to have served Lula’s legacy dream of being perceived as a moral beacon and advocate for the impoverished “Global South.”
CSIS had kept tabs on expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei for 3 years
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has a significant counterintelligence file on Chinese consulate official Zhao Wei, and since 2020 has shared that information with Global Affairs Canada, the department with the authority to expel foreign representatives for engaging in non-diplomatic activities, according to two national security sources.
To David Johnston: Canada needs a public inquiry
To David Johnston:
You have accepted the unenviable task of deciding upon the course of action to be followed by the government in the matter of Chinese intervention in Canada’s electoral process. You’ve been asked to review the findings of two closed-door panels that the federal government has set up to investigate Beijing’s interference activities in the 2019 and 2021 elections, and make recommendations that could include a formal inquiry, a judicial review, or some other process. That is the commitment that was made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he appointed you as the independent special rapporteur on foreign interference in March.
Top Tory strategist accuses Liberals of dropping the ball on foreign interference
OTTAWA – The former deputy chief of staff to Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper says the Liberal government isn’t doing enough to combat foreign interference, echoing similar testimony from experts who study the matter.
Jenni Byrne, who was also the Conservatives’ campaign manager in the 2015 election, is testifying today at a House of Commons committee.
She says the government is too soft on China and is turning a blind eye to the country’s alleged meddling in Canada’s democracy.
Amid the diplomatic row, China’s economic leverage over Canada is greatly exaggerated
More often than not, when China is involved in a confrontation – whether it be a military, economic or political row – it is assumed that Beijing has the upper hand, or that the country is in a more advantageous position than its foe.
Indeed, given the expectation that China will surpass the United States as the world’s largest economy in the not-too-distant future, the fact that it boasts the world’s largest military, and its history of rather successfully leveraging global dependencies on crucial goods to navigate disputes, it makes sense why China’s ability to out-escalate and prevail in adversarial situations is presented as a sort of fait accompli. However, this thinking is flawed and it certainly does not apply to Beijing’s continuing row with Canada.
Interesting as the impression to date is that Canada would be mauled by ChiCom retaliation and therefore we should meekly kowtow to Xi. Was that just the China Class crying wolf to protect their financial interests?
Former intelligence officer calls on Canada to expel more Chinese diplomats
OTTAWA — A former intelligence officer with Canada’s spy agency is calling on the federal government to kick out more Chinese diplomats, saying they have too big a presence in the country.
Michel Juneau-Katsuya says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has known since the mid-1990s that Conservative and Liberal governments have been compromised by China.
Juneau-Katsuya, testifying today at a House of Commons committee studying foreign interference, says political parties have also been compromised.
It’s Justin Trudeau’s government machinery that broke down in Chong case
The government’s story about who knew that Chinese diplomats were targeting a Canadian MP has gone back and forth. Each time, the upshot is the same: It fell through the cracks.
After The Globe and Mail reported last week that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service had learned in 2021 that a Chinese diplomat was involved in efforts to target Conservative MP Michael Chong’s relatives in China because of his criticism of Beijing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said CSIS had not reported that information to him, or to higher-ups outside the spy service.
Chinese diplomats helped direct Boston man’s conspiracy, prosecutors say
A Boston man with ties to Chinese diplomats has been arrested for an alleged conspiracy to inform Beijing about its potential allies and enemies inside the United States.
Litang Liang, an American citizen in his 60s who co-founded a group promoting Taiwan merging with China, has been charged with “acting within the United States as an agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China.”
GOLDSTEIN: Expelling a diplomat won’t end China’s interference
Given that the Trudeau government ignored years of warnings that Beijing’s dictators were increasingly threatening Canadians of Chinese origin who were speaking out in Canada about China’s human rights abuses, it would be naive to think they’re going to stop now.
MPs vote to launch study into China’s ‘intimidation campaign’ against Michael Chong
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has unanimously agreed that a committee should strike a study into the “intimidation campaign” allegedly orchestrated by a now-expelled Chinese diplomat against Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family.
Debate on the motion to see the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) take on this probe took priority in the House over the last few days, after House Speaker Anthony Rota found that Chong’s parliamentary privileges were breached as a result of the alleged targeting. The vote was held after question period on Wednesday, and passed with all-party support.
The Genocidal Communist Slave State Of China Remains A Popular Investment Choice For The Canada Pension Plan & Other Canadian Funds
Canadian pension fund giants grilled by federal lawmakers over China investments
Federal lawmakers grilled Canada’s biggest pension fund managers about their continued investments in China this week amid spiking diplomatic tensions between the two countries and ongoing concern about human rights abuse in Xinjiang.
Representatives from five Canadian pension managers, including Canada Pension Plan Investments, appeared Monday evening before a hearing of the special parliamentary committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship.