Trudeau announced two closed-door probes into Chinese election interference that will be reviewed by a special rapporteur. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said last year Ottawa is preparing to consult Canadians on the possibility of creating such a registry.Įarlier this week, Mr. A registry was recently recommended by former deputy minister of foreign affairs Morris Rosenberg, who wrote a report reviewing Ottawa’s efforts to protect the integrity of elections. The Prime Minister did not answer but said Canada “will spare no effort to protect Canadians from the unacceptable actions of hostile authoritarian states.”Ī foreign-influence registry, used in countries including Australia and the United States, could shed light on Canadian citizens paid to influence Canada’s political process on behalf of countries such as China or Russia. Trudeau when his government would set up a foreign-influence registry. Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa.ĭuring Question Period on Thursday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asked Mr. “We’ve known about the Chinese police stations across the country for many months, and we are making sure that the RCMP is following up on it and that our intelligence services take it seriously,” Mr. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the presence of Chinese police stations in Canada is concerning and underlines how the primary targets of foreign interference are diasporas living in Canada. The Chinese Embassy in Canada also did not immediately answer a request for comments. She did not immediately return a phone message requesting comment. Xixi Li, a city councillor for Brossard, is the director of both the Quebec centres. The Decibel: The secretive Chinese ‘police stations’ in Canada The group says the stations serve to persuade people who Chinese authorities claim are fugitives living overseas to return to China to face charges. The group said in December there were more than 100 such stations in more than 50 countries.
It later identified two more, including one in Vancouver and a second unknown Canadian location. Spanish human-rights organization Safeguard Defenders said in a report last September that there were Chinese police operations around the world, including three in Toronto. Both institutions offer integration and support services to the Chinese community in Quebec, according to their websites, including French language classes for newcomers and home visits for elders.
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