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There is little reason to trust Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government when it comes to investigating security threats against Canada by China.
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The latest allegations come in an updated report by Safeguard Defenders, a Spanish human rights non-governmental organization, that says 1,247 Chinese associations in 91 countries — including 18 in Canada — are fronts for illegal domestic police stations.
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associations → come → stations
Its investigation, “A Formula for Repression” — first reported by CTV News — is an update of an earlier study in 2022, alleging 100 Chinese associations were operating illegal police stations in more than 50 countries, including five in Canada.
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associations → report → Canada
No charges were laid in Canada, and some of the agencies are suing the federal government.
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some → lay → government
Beijing denies the allegations and says there’s no such thing as Chinese police stations in Canada.
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Beijing → deny → Canada
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told CTV News Canada will seriously examine the new allegations.
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Canada → tell → allegations
But he said this must be “nuanced” lest unsubstantiated allegations unfairly target Canadians of Chinese origin engaging in lawful activities, such as running book clubs and sporting organizations.
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With respect, we do not believe these allegations will ever be seriously addressed now that Carney has announced a new “strategic partnership” with China.
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Carney → believe → China
Especially one that includes a secret deal of increased cooperation between Chinese and Canadian law enforcement authorities on “public safety and security.”
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that → include → safety
Anandasangaree’s comments sound as if he has never read the findings of Canada’s foreign interference inquiry with regard to the testimony of Canadians of Chinese origin, including human rights dissidents, who say they are the constant targets of transnational repression by Chinese agents operating in Canada, including threats and intimidation.
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In her final report last year — ironically the same year Carney said China was Canada’s greatest security threat — Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue described China as “the most active perpetrator of foreign interference targeting Canada’s democratic institutions.”
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China, she wrote, “targets members of Chinese Canadian diaspora communities for the purposes of repression, influence and forced return of targeted individuals …
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she → write → individuals
It deploys a wide range of tradecraft to carry out its activities, one of which is to use a person’s family and friends living in (China) as leverage against them.
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one → deploy → them
Downplaying the threat it poses to our democracy is quite another.
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it → downplay → democracy
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