Opinions

Opinions

A foreign influence transparency registry could cause more harm than good

Canada should instead be looking at the problems the registry is trying to address and asking if the proposed solution is the correct one. by Yuen Pau Woo Public Safety Minster Marco Mendicino has...

China Panic: A wake-up call for Canadians

Politicians would be wise to read David Brophy’s new book. by John Price When announcing public consultations with the intention to set up a foreign influence registry in March, Canadian Prime...

Australian expat accused of spying for China is no ‘James Bond’, was ‘working innocently’: lawyer

Alexander Csergo, accused of ‘reckless foreign interference’, is being held in a top-security jail cell in Australia. His case is a ‘show trial’, his lawyer says, which reflects ‘an absolute hypocrisy...

West’s submissions on a Canadian Foreign Influence Registry Scheme

In March 2023, Public Safety initiated public consultations on the merits of a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry. The following are my submissions to this consultation process. My...

An Answer to Rex Murphy’s Questions on Racism in Canada by Deputy Minister Daniel Quan-Watson

In a recent column, Rex Murphy asks some important questions about racism in Canada. Among others, he asks “How much are racism and discrimination actually ‘a part of the Canadian...

Letter to Minister Mendicino on the Foreign Influence Transparency Registry

Dear Minister: I am writing to provide my feedback on the proposed foreign influence transparency registry. Given the importance of this issue and my concerns about the impulses behind a registry, I...

About Parliament Petition e-4395

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reconsider its proposed Foreign Influence Transparency Registry. If current legislation is not adequate to...

Internment in Canada

Internment is the forcible confinement or detention of a person during wartime. Large-scale internment operations were carried out by the Canadian government during the First World War and the Second...

Global News Casts Pearls

I have been meaning for some time to do a deeper dive into the reporting by Global News on allegations of Chinese state election interference. This deeper dive would parallel an analysis I published...

7 Reasons Why I Support e-4395 Petition

This Petition is authorized and sponsored by Chandra Arya, a Liberal MP from Nepean, Ontario. Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo of British Columbia contributed to the drafting of the Petition and is a...

Leave TikTok Alone – The Smart Chinese Spies are Headed to American Companies

It’s a tough time to be a Chinese entrepreneur in the United States. On one hand, they’re criticized for being too Chinese. On the other, they’re criticized for trying to be more...

Concerned About Foreign Interference in Canada? An ‘Enemy Agent’ Registry Is Not The Answer

This story is part of a series that includes live interviews with Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics. Click here to register for In Conversation With Jordan Stanger-Ross and Audrey...

Han Dong Serves Statement of Claim on Global News

TORONTO – On behalf of Member of Parliament Han Dong, Polley Faith LLP served Global News, Corus Entertainment Inc., Sam Cooper, Sonia Verma, and others with a statement of claim today seeking...

Commemorative Fundraising Luncheon of the Chinese Students School Strike

Address for the Victoria Chinatown Museum Society on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Students Strike by Timothy J. Stanley It is a privilege to once again be on the territory of...

Letter to Minister Mendicino on the Foreign Influence Transparency Registry

Dear Minister: I am writing to provide my feedback on the proposed foreign influence transparency registry. Given the importance of this issue and my concerns about the impulses behind a registry, I...

Ottawa Liberal MP Arya sponsors e-petition calling on government to reconsider proposed foreign influence transparency registry

The federal government’s proposed foreign influence registry has the potential to be abused against ethnic minorities in Canada, says Liberal MP Chandra Arya. And British Columbia ISG Senator...