Category: Foreign Affairs Department

Beijing Has More Diplomats in Montreal Alone Than All of France: Federal Figures

May 23, 2023
Canadachinese diplomatsForeign Affairs DepartmentWorldZhao Wei
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Beijing has more diplomats in the city of Montreal than in all of France, while Canada hosts just 23 fewer Chinese diplomats than the United States, according to recent figures from Global Affairs Canada (GAC). In a report titled “Diplomatic, Consular & Other Representatives In Canada,” GAC listed all active foreign diplomats in the country…

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MP Michael Chong Decries ‘Systemic Failure’ to Notify Him of China’s Alleged Threats

May 16, 2023
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Canada’s spy agency has now been formally directed to investigate and disclose any foreign threats against parliamentarians or their families, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Tuesday, while the Conservative MP targeted by Beijing urged his colleagues to go further. Conservative MP Michael Chong was invited to testify before the House affairs committee on Tuesday…

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Foreign Affairs Department Alumni Call for ‘Major Restructuring’ of Federal Office: Report

January 11, 2023
CanadaForeign Affairs DepartmentMélanie JolyWorld
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Alumni of the Foreign Affairs Department are calling for a “major restructuring” of the federal office due to unnecessarily high numbers of employees, many of whom do not speak a foreign language, says a report submitted to a parliamentary committee. “The current situation in the department is dire,” wrote retired staff of the department, who…

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