Canadians See China as the Biggest Threat: Survey

Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, on March 4, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

A recent survey shows that most Canadians now consider China, instead of Russia, to be the biggest threat to Canada.

The survey (pdf) is a part of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) project which aimed to understand Canadians’ views of their country’s position in the post-COVID world, and how they see other countries as allies and adversaries.