Canada Like ‘Frog in a Pot of Boiling Water’ Amid China Interference: Former Tory Leader O’Toole

Erin O’Toole says warnings from intelligence agencies were ignored by successive governments until things came to a ‘boil over.’

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole rises during question period in the House of Commons on March 10, 2021. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Successive governments in Canada have ignored interference by the Chinese regime until it reached a boiling point in recent years, former MP and Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole told a House of Commons committee on Oct. 26.

“As a country, we must realize that Canada has been like the frog in a pot of boiling water,” said Mr. O’Toole in his testimony before the Procedure and House Affairs committee (PROC).