Rights Group Urges Inquiry to Recommend Deporting Perpetrators of Foreign Interference

Rights Group Urges Inquiry to Recommend Deporting Perpetrators of Foreign Interference
Protesters at a rally outside of the Wenzhou Friendship Society in Richmond, B.C., on Feb. 25, 2023, were seen holding signs that read "Expel China's Spies" among other slogans. The protest was held to raise concerns about Chinese interference in Canada following media reports of an RCMP investigation at the building. Vivian Yu/NTD
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A human rights coalition says the Hogue Commission should recommend that the federal government use existing immigration laws to deport perpetrators of foreign interference.

“Many of the existing tools remain underutilized or utilized in inconsistent or incoherent ways. As part of the Commission’s series of recommendations, the Commissioner can and should recommend that existing immigration and sanctions laws be leveraged to support and protect victims,” the Human Rights Coalition wrote in its submission to the foreign interference inquiry on Nov. 4.