Mendicino, RCMP will face committee over contracts to firm now tied to China – National | Globalnews.ca
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is slated to testify before a parliamentary committee on Monday about federal contracts awarded to a firm that has ties to the Chinese government — a revelation that came amid increased concerns about foreign interference last month. Last month, reports emerged that Ontario-based Sinclair Technologies had been given 24 contracts […]
Ottawa seeking talks with China’s ambassador over alleged secret police stations – National | Globalnews.ca
A Global Affairs Canada official says the department has called in China’s ambassador numerous times over allegations that secret police stations are targeting that country’s diaspora in Canada. A human-rights group has reported that China operates secret overseas police stations in more than 50 locations around the globe to keep tabs on its citizens abroad. […]
Indo-Pacific strategy aims to counter ‘disruptive’ China with boosts to investment, security – National | Globalnews.ca
Canada will attempt to balance its approach to an “increasingly disruptive” China by investing billions of dollars toward economic opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region while strengthening its security and intelligence networks, a long-awaited strategy released Sunday says. The federal Indo-Pacific Strategy seeks to take advantage of the economic growth in the region — estimated to […]
Conservatives call for ‘robust plan’ on alleged Chinese interference in Canada – National | Globalnews.ca
The Conservatives are calling on the government to come up with a “robust plan” to counter China’s alleged foreign interference in Canada, following a Global News report that Canadian intelligence officials have warned of covert activity by Beijing during the 2019 election campaign. Global News reported on Monday that Canadian intelligence officials have warned Prime […]
‘Should be easy’ for Ottawa to declare China a strategic rival: former ambassador – National | Globalnews.ca
It “should be easy” for the Canadian federal government to identify China as a strategic rival in its Indo-Pacific strategy, the former Canadian ambassador to China told the Canada-China relations special committee on Tuesday. Guy Saint-Jacques, who served as ambassador to China from October 2012 to October 2016, said Canada has “learned a lot about […]