Major Parties’ Election Platforms Need More Focus on Beijing’s Influence to Reflect Canadians’ Concerns: Experts

Major Parties’ Election Platforms Need More Focus on Beijing’s Influence to Reflect Canadians’ Concerns: Experts
Police officers stand guard outside the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
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The 2021 election platforms released by the major federal parties have not adequately addressed the threat the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses to Canada, reflecting a lack of understanding of CCP’s true nature, experts warn.

In a virtual press conference held Sept. 8, experts urged the next federal government to take a more hardline approach toward China in order to better reflect the wishes of the majority of Canadians. A recent Nanos Research survey (pdf) found that two-thirds of Canadians want the federal government to be “more forceful” in its relations with China.