Conservative MP Michael Chong has every right to be “profoundly disappointed” to discover his family in Hong Kong was under surveillance by communist China and the Trudeau government did nothing about it.
Another disconnect between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
Another example of incompetence, cowardice, and pusillanimity towards China—that country that Trudeau once praised as the “basic dictatorship” that can “turn its economy around on a dime.”
It’s another reason to understand that China is perhaps the most arrogant regime in the world, considers itself superior to any diplomatic protocol and will—like all totalitarian regimes in history—always ignore the rule of law when advancing its foreign policy.
And it will always exploit weakness.
Chong has been around the House of Commons for a long time, 19 years. He’s been in and out of political hot water over the years and those of us who have been watching him during this time would probably agree on one thing: He’s a man of principle.
The MP has also been a staunch critic of communist China and its chronic abuse of human rights: from Falun Gong adherents, to the Uyghurs in the present, and those untold millions that this brutal regime has murdered over its almost 75 years of enforced slavery.
CSIS is the same government agency where at least one whistleblower has privately testified that Beijing has been routinely interfering in Canadian elections and may have bought a Liberal minority government in 2021.
“The government did not inform me that a diplomat was targeting my family, nor did the government take any action to expel the diplomat responsible for orchestrating this intimidation campaign.”
According to the Globe story, China sees Canada as a “high-priority target” and utilizes “incentives and punishment” as it threatens, intimidates, and attempts to subvert politicians, business leaders, and Chinese-Canadians.
CSIS reportedly said that China is the “foremost perpetrator” of foreign interference in Canada and that its agents operate with no fear of reprisals because Canada has no foreign-influence registry.
Although it’s not clear whether Trudeau or any other top-level cabinet members saw the CSIS report, it is hard to believe that no one was aware of it.
This was and is bombshell material.
The report is no secret anymore and dominated the May 1 question period in the House of Commons.
“[Trudeau’s] government produced a briefing note which exposed these threats to [Chong’s] family two years ago,” Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre said.
“And yet the diplomat that worked to punish a Canadian MP’s family is still in Canada, when the prime minister could have expelled him. Why didn’t he expel this diplomat?”
Trudeau replied that he only acted after reading about the story in the media.
“It is absolutely unacceptable for any Canadian to be subject to intimidation by a foreign power, particularly threats against family and against families of members of Parliament,” he said.
“That’s why as the reports came out this morning, I immediately asked officials to follow up on these reports and to get to the bottom of this.”
What a joke, with Trudeau resorting to such a tired cliché of getting to the bottom of another example of overwhelming Chinese arrogance and malfeasance.
As Trudeau responded, he looked very much like an automaton reading prepared remarks from his Chinese masters.
“The word genocide, acts of genocide are things to be taken incredibly seriously,” he told reporters, his eyes looking every which way but at the journalist who asked the question.
“We have objective, historical expert processes to put in place those words, those designations. ... The designation of genocide needs to be made by proper international authorities.”
This latest report of Chinese hectoring should make all Canadians want to throw up. But as we should have learned from history, roll over for a dictatorship and it will just continue to kick you on the ground.
Michael Chong understands that.
