The People's Republic of China and Canada the "Running Dog" of the U.S.

"We judge it very likely that Canadian voters will encounter some form of foreign cyber interference ahead of, and during, the next federal election."

"The People’s Republic of China utilizes its growing economic wealth to mobilize interference operations: ‘with deep coffers and the help of western enablers, the Chinese Communist Party uses money, rather than Communist ideology, as a powerful source of influence, creating parasitic relationships of long-term dependence'."

"[Canada is an] attractive and permissive target [for Chinese interference that endangers the] foundations of our fundamental institutions, including our system of democracy itself."

Communications Security Establishment, Canada

"[The current Liberal government's main political opponent, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole] proposes to [stand up to China with a strong and coherent strategy in collaboration with allies in a robust and co-ordinated international response to China's disregard of the rule of law] to do all that and much much more, which is why it's the Conservatives who really worry Beijing. Among other things, the Conservatives would stop payments to the Beijing-dominated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, bar the Huawei Technologies Company from Canada's 5G internet connectivity rollout, suspend the Canada-China Legislative Association, and sanction the most senior Chinese officials, including Xi Jinping, over the arbitrary arrest and detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor imprisoned over 1,000 days ago to retaliate for Canada's detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on a U.S.Justice Department extradition warrant."

Terry Glavin, author and journalist, National Post

 

"We think that, increasingly, there’s concerns about former public office holders who have gone and signed contracts with Chinese institutions and entities that are close to the communist leadership in Beijing."

"We think that that is a conflict of interest for recent public office holders and, I think, present a threat to our national security and the defence of our interests and values."

Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong

 

China infiltrates Canada with the use of a network of political, business and media operatives directed from Beijing, familiarly known as the United Front; its purpose, to co-opt the heritage-loyalty of Chinese-Canadian communities and leaders. "The United Front … is an important magic weapon for strengthening the party’s ruling position … and an important magic weapon for realizing the China Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation", Xi Jinping himself explained in a speech he gave in 2015.

 

The Chinese embassy in Ottawa and consular offices elsewhere in Canada are open to actively encouraging Chinese-Canadians to lobby the Canadian government in favour of China; some of the groups both pro- and anti-Beijing, are either praised or harassed by the thousands of Chinese students on study visas at Canadian universities. Chinese-Canadian groups mounted protests against each other when the anti-Beijing groups criticized Beijing's takeover of Hong Kong, while those that took Beijing's position took the opposite tack.

 

Now that the potential for a Conservative government returning once the September 20 general election is over in Canada threatens China's virtually unopposed interference in Canadian politics, culture, business, technology and education, a none-too-subtle threat has been aired in a Chinese newspaper with state links that there will be 'consequences' should Canadians vote in a Conservative government which has pledged to sanction Beijing political elites over the political detention of the two Michaels.

 

An article posted on the Chinese social-media platform Weixin with a huge audience of at least a billion in China, claims a proposed Foreign Agents Registry Act brought forward by B.C. Conservative MP Kenny Chiu who sits on a House of Commons subcommittee on international human rights, would force Chinese-Canadians to register as foreign agents should they express views sympathetic to Xi Jinping's Communist Party of China. Claiming falsely that the private member's bill would "suppress" and punish Chinese-Canadians.

 

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians have consistently given warning of China's overseas belligerence; spying, sabotage and influence operations, representing a grave threat to national security in Canada. None of which gave pause nor hesitation to the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau in continuing to sign contracts with state-affiliated Chinese firms, from pharmaceuticals and technical-communication devices procurement.

"Li [Li Haidong, a professor at the Institute of International Relations of the China Foreign Affairs University] said that even as an opposition party, the Conservatives should take a "responsible" stance in dealing with China. "There may be no substantial consequences to pay for hyping the China issue during an election. But the Conservatives dare not stand up so hostile against China after taking office. So the promise it made won't turn into policies, which will end up being a 'face losing' situation for the Conservatives."

"The expert also pointed out that regardless of the election result, a deadlock between China and Canada is "structural," and the North American country will continue to serve as the US' toady to confront China." 

Global Times ... English-language Chinese state media source

 Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and Canadian businessman Michael Spavor (right) arbitrarily arrested as political hostages in China, accused of 'espionage' in retaliation for the detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou for rendition to the U.S. on a State Department extradition warrant.