The House of Commons is back — and with it, a crisis no one saw coming. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that “Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of...
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When will Prime Minister Justin Trudeau call a public inquiry into Chinese interference in Canadian elections? Answer: never, if he can help it. There is no upside in this exercise. It is like getting a root canal for a rotten tooth or fixing a leaky sewer system: a lot of pain, disruption, and expense...
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The proof is out, and the jig is up: China’s government interfered in two Canadian federal elections. It did so aggressively and with tangible results. According to CSIS documents obtained by the Globe and Mail, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operatives orchestrated cash donations to political campaigns, had business owners hire “volunteers” for specific election...
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Trade Minister Mary Ng should resign. In 2019 and 2020, the minister of international trade, export promotion, small business and economic development hired a company co-owned by a close friend, Amanda Alvaro, to provide her with media training. The contracts totalled $22,790. While this is small change in Ottawa, as Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion...
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As the world watches the brave people of China rise up against their government, demanding freedom on pain of death, Canada’s government unveiled its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy. It includes a new “clear-eyed understanding” of China. “China’s rise, enabled by the same international rules and norms that it now increasingly disregards, has had an enormous...
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“Anything you want. You decide to run, you call. Anything you want.” I smiled at the man and tucked his business card in my purse. A tempting offer to some, perhaps. The Rosedale fundraiser swirled with political operatives, including a provincial cabinet minister, a local candidate, and wealthy donors to the Ontario PC Party....
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In an era of increasing geopolitical instability, sovereignty has become a hot topic for governments worldwide. Mexico is seeking to establish energy sovereignty. France is planning ways to establish food sovereignty. And of course, countries around the world have denounced the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty in the four sham “referenda” recently held by Russia....
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The China committee’s work is more important than ever. The Tories need to find a spine and bring it back....
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Should Canada consider a free trade deal with China? As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mulls a possible trade mission to the country next month, the answer ought to be a resounding ‘no’ — not because such a deal would damage our economy or our trading relationship with the U.S., but rather because it threatens...
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