A farm in Quebec in a file photo. China is targeting farmland in Canada through proxy organizations, say former law enforcement and intelligence officials. Gilles Rivest/Shutterstock
The United States has recently introduced legislation at the state and federal levels to restrict land ownership by China and other adversarial countries, but similar action is lacking in Canada, which in part explains why the United States sees its northern neighbour as a security risk, says former high-ranking RCMP officer Garry Clement.
