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In a recent article in the Ottawa Hill-Times, journalist David Crane asked an important question: “Is Canada trying to match or outdo American hostility to China?” Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (CIPS), announced in Vancouver recently by Liberal foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly and other ministers, answers that question unequivocally: “China is an increasingly disruptive global power” […]

March 6, 2023 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2   OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU   Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to respectfully request that you immediately convene a full public inquiry into the profoundly disturbing activities of CSIS, its leadership, and its

As a Canadian of Chinese descent, I have always felt proud of my heritage and my home place in Canadian society. However, in recent years, I have become increasingly aware of the Sinophobia sentiment and sensational (social)media harassment that the Chinese community in Canada has been facing. The phrase “You’re Wong, but you’re not wrong”

The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 banned all Chinese immigrants to Canada, effective for 24 years. During this time, immigration into Canada from most countries was controlled or restricted, however people of Chinese descent were singled out for full exclusion. For this reason, the Act is more commonly known as the “Chinese Exclusion Act”, and

Presentation at the Stop Anti-Asian Hate 2023 Annual Fundraising Gala, “Equality and Inclusivity,” Sheraton Hotel, 7551 Westminster Highway, Richmond, sponsored by the Stop Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Advocacy Group (反对仇恨亚裔犯罪关注组), January 12, 2023. John Price Thank you very much. It is an honour to be with you this evening. Stop Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Advocacy Group has

The popularity of ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence platform launched by OpenAI recently, marks perhaps a new milestone in an AI era. When such an era comes, artificial intelligence is so easy to practise and produce artificial information that may lead or mislead human conversations in a good or bad temper. It also becomes so difficult to

Honourable colleagues, 100 years ago in this chamber, senators voted to adopt the Chinese Immigration Act, 1923. This piece of legislation is better known as the “Chinese Exclusion Act” because it effectively prohibited the entry of ethnic Chinese to Canada for 24 years. I am launching an inquiry to call attention to this stain on