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Opinions

The Libel Notice from Vincent Ke’s Lawyer to Sam Cooper and Global News

News Release                                                                                         April 13, 2023 Yesterday, my lawyers delivered a Libel...

The Media’s Coverage Of Alleged Chinese Interference Is Racist

Accusing a Chinese MP of secretly working for China is inherently racist unless you can prove it’s true. The media hasn’t done so. by Davide Mastracci Have discussions in Canada of alleged Chinese...

Canada’s China panic is an omen of dangerous Cold War politics

Manufactured fear over ‘foreign interference’ could bolster anti-Chinese racism, chill dissent, and expand policing powers by Listen Chen Opposition politicians are up in arms, mainstream news outlets...

Conversation: An Open Letter to Party Leaders Regarding Alleged Election Interference Calling for Balance and Sensitivity towards Chinese Canadians & Answer from PM’s Office

An Open Letter to Party Leaders Regarding Alleged Election Interference Calling for Balance and Sensitivity towards Chinese Canadians Dear , We want to bring to your attention our deep concerns about...

Davide Mastracci:20 Years Ago, Canadian Media Lined Up To Call For War In Iraq

Let’s take a look back at the editorial boards and journalists that cheered on the catastrophic Iraq War in March 2003. On March 19, 2003, almost 20 years ago today, the United States launched its war...

Whiteness

Through immigration and interracial marriage, the ethnic composition of Canada has changed considerably. Immigrants from nations where people are homogenous and share the same ethnicity and skin...

SYSTEMIC RACISM: WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN CANADA AND HOW TO FIGHT IT?

At UBC, our commitment to building an open environment and a diverse workforce makes us stronger. It increases the complexity of our knowledge, with which we can transform systems of oppression and...

Yuen Pau Woo: The election-interference discussion can easily slip into racism

Why do some Canadians bristle at the suggestion that recent reporting on foreign interference in our democracy encourages racism? Setting aside partisan point-scoring, let’s assume that the reason is...

An Open Letter to the Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General

An open letter from  Stop Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Advocacy Group  CANADA to Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth and British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma calling for...

An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur, Government of Canada

Canada-China Focus has released an Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, Government of Canada. The letter is now accessible for...

The 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act

Early settlers According to James Morton, author of In the Sea of Sterile Mountains, the first Chinese person arrived onboard a British explorer’s ship on Vancouver Island’s West coast in...

Xenophobia, “Xi”nophobia and Sinophobia

Considering the current close contact between the Chinese community and their country of origin, as well as the complex intra-community connection, basically it is only a matter of time before the...

Open Letter to MP Joyce Murray

  Hi Joyce,                                                                                                         ...

Canada should play an active role to calm down the tensions between US and China

The tensions between the United States and China have become increasingly heated in recent years, and the impact of these tensions is being felt globally. As a major trading partner of both the United...

Open Letter to MP Jagmeet Singh and MP Don Davies

  Dear Jagmeet Singh and Don Davies                                                         March 3, 2023   Re:  Liberal Response to Inquiry Relating to Election Interference Thank you all...

Consulting Canadians on the merits of a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry

On March 10th, 2023, the Canadian federal government published “Government of Canada launches public consultations on a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry in Canada.”   “Canada will...