CSIS warned Trudeau about Toronto-area politician’s alleged ties to Chinese diplomats

The_Foxer

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and senior aides were warned on at least two occasions that government MPs should be cautious in their political dealings with former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister Michael Chan because of alleged ties to China’s consulate in Toronto, national-security sources say.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has a dossier on Mr. Chan that contains information on his activities in the 2019 and 2021 federal election campaigns and meetings with suspected Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the two security sources. The Globe and Mail is not identifying the sources, who risk prosecution under the Security of Information Act.

Mr. Chan, now deputy mayor of the city of Markham, told The Globe that he is a loyal Canadian and accused CSIS of character assassination, saying they never once interviewed him about his alleged involvement with the Chinese consulate.
 

petros

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I'd assume this applies to Canada too...



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The FBI is warning of growing cyber threats from China, ahead of the next election. And the hackers aren’t picky, either. The computer networks of both Republicans and Democrats are getting breached. Personal data on millions of Americans has ended up in the hands of the Chinese regime over the years, all thanks to cyber attacks. And millions of dollars are all funneled away. But China’s not the only player. The FBI is also warning to keep an eye out for Russia and Iran.
 

Ron in Regina

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What level of interference in Canada’s elections would China have to commit before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government tells us about it?

Would that depend on whom China is interfering against? Nah….
Following the 2021 election, then Conservative leader Erin O’Toole alleged election interference by China — which has always denied interfering in Canadian elections — had cost the Conservatives up to nine seats.

The Globe said the intelligence information about China’s election activities in Canada was widely shared with Trudeau government officials and Canada’s allies.

The decision not to tell Canadians about organized campaigns of alleged interference by China in the last two federal elections was due to a process established by the Liberal cabinet, prior to the 2019 election.

It created a Critical Election Incident Public Protocol (CEIPP) headed by five senior civil servants — the clerk of the privy council; the national security and intelligence advisor to the PM; the deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general; the deputy minister of public safety and the deputy minister of foreign affairs; all members of the Liberal Party of Canada, for impartiality.

CEIPP concluded China’s attempts to interfere in the 2019 and 2021 elections didn’t rise to the “high level” threshold that threatened the overall integrity of the vote. Because of that, under the government’s policy, the public was not informed. Oh well.
 
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