Tag: foreign influence

Senators Oh and Woo Ramp Up Efforts Against Foreign Agent Registry in Canada Calling It Anti-Chinese

Senators Yuen Pau Woo and Victor Oh have ramped up efforts against enacting a foreign agent registration act as the Canadian government considers the legislation to combat foreign influence. Both senators brought up the issue again at a conference that marked the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act, held at the Splendid China Mall…


Chair of Toronto Chinese Associations Umbrella Group Met With Chinese Foreign Influence Agency Officials

An executive of a Toronto group known for being aligned with Beijing met in China with representatives of the Chinese regime agency in charge of advancing the regime’s influence operations abroad. Han Jialiang, as executive chairman of the Council of Newcomer Organizations (CONCO)—also known as the Federation of Canadian Chinese Associations—holds a key leadership position within the umbrella group of…


University of Montreal Signed Agreements in 2019 With Chinese Tech Institute Tied to China’s Military

The University of Montreal (UdeM) says two 2019 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) it signed with a China-based educational institution linked to the Chinese military never moved forward to begin actual work. The China-based school, the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), is on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Entity List, added “for acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items…


After US Arrests on Chinese Police Stations, Canadian Senator Urges Fast-Tracking Foreign Agent Registry Bill

With the FBI’s arrests in relation to a secret Chinese police station in New York City and foreign interference charges laid against a man in Australia, a senator is urging Ottawa to quickly move forward on creating a key legal tool to fight foreign influence operations in Canada. The FBI arrested two people on April…


After US Arrests in Chinese Police Stations Case, Canadian Senator Urges Fast-Tracking Foreign Agent Registry Bill

With the FBI’s arrests in relation to a secret Chinese police station in New York City and foreign interference charges laid against a man in Australia, a senator is urging Ottawa to quickly move forward on creating a key legal tool to fight foreign influence operations in Canada. The FBI arrested two people on April…


As US Makes Arrests Related to Chinese Police Stations, Canadian Senator Urges Fast-Tracking His Foreign Agent Registry Bill

With the FBI’s arrests in relation to a secret Chinese police station in New York City and foreign interference charges laid against a man in Australia, a senator is urging Ottawa to quickly move forward on creating a key legal tool to fight foreign influence operations in Canada. The FBI arrested two people on April…


Liberal MP Han Dong Speaks Publicly On Allegations of Receiving CCP Support

Liberal MP Han Dong has spoken publicly for the first time on allegations that he was a “witting affiliate” of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) election interference in Canada. Dong denies the allegations, saying that he wasn’t warned in any way about Beijing’s foreign influence attempts. “Has the People’s Republic of China played a role…


33 Groups Unite to Call for Foreign Agent Registry Amid China’s Alleged Interference

A coalition of 33 multicultural organizations across the country have united to call on the government to enact a foreign influence registry to combat the Chinese regime’s interference targeting Canada, according to a webinar event. “We call upon all Canadian government to pass a foreign influence registry act in the House of Commons … and…


Chinese Community Members of Different Political Views United in Wanting End to CCP’s Interference: Ex-Tory MP

Former Conservative MP Kenny Chiu says he and others with different political convictions in B.C.’s Asian community are all united in one aim: to end Beijing’s interference in Canada. Sharing an article on Twitter from the Chinese edition of The Epoch Times—which featured interviews from himself, as well as Hong Kong commentator Gabriel Yiu and Civic…


Chinese Donors to Trudeau Foundation Asked for Statue of Mao to Be Erected at University of Montreal: Report

A CCP-linked Chinese billionaire who donated to the alma mater of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau and toward erecting a statue of him, also wanted the university to put up a statue of former Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong. Jeff Heinrich, a spokesperson for the University of Montreal, told The Epoch Times that the…