Minister Briefed on Chinese Police Stations in Canada Only in Last Year, Despite Online Post About It as Early as 2020

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (L) and CSIS director David Vigneault wait to appear before the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino recently told MPs that he was briefed about unofficial overseas Chinese police stations in Canada only within the past year.