Canada Resisting Foreign Agent Registry Due to Rampant Elite Capture by China, MPs Hear

Canada Resisting Foreign Agent Registry Due to Rampant Elite Capture by China, MPs Hear
The Parliament Buildings in Ottawa in a file photo. Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times
Andrew Chen
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Despite concerns of Chinese interference in federal elections and targeting of Canadian politicians, efforts to create a foreign agent registry in Canada remain stagnant. The potential inclusion of many Canadian elites in such a registry has contributed to the resistance, committee MPs heard on May 11.

Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, told MPs that “elite capture,” particularly by China, is a “significant challenge” for Canada.