{"id":15392,"date":"2023-02-26T06:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=15392"},"modified":"2023-07-24T20:25:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T00:25:05","slug":"the-chinese-communist-party-sponsored-trudeau-liberal-party-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=15392","title":{"rendered":"The Chinese Communist Party-sponsored Trudeau Liberal Party (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Niagara Independent, February 24, 2023 \u2013<\/em> The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) covertly influenced Canada\u2019s 2019 and 2021 federal general elections in order to re-elect a Liberal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not want Canadians to know about the Chinese operations in Canada. These are the two threads that are woven through the never-ending-story of intrigue, scandal, and false narratives. It is a serious matter. The details being exposed about the CCP\u2019s support for the Trudeau Liberals involve the integrity of our country\u2019s democratic process.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, the Globe and Mail<\/i> published a full front page story by veteran parliamentary reporters Robert Fife and Steven Chase about a clandestine operation run by the CCP to unduly interfere in the outcome of the country\u2019s national election. The news story begins: \u201cChina employed a sophisticated strategy to disrupt Canada\u2019s democracy in the 2021 federal election campaign as Chinese diplomats and their proxies backed the re-election of Justin Trudeau\u2019s Liberals \u2013 but only to another minority government \u2013 and worked to defeat Conservative politicians considered to be unfriendly to Beijing.\u201d<\/p>\n

For days the Globe and Mail<\/i> ran a series of articles outlining a number of disturbing facts obtained from top-secret Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents leaked to the paper. The CCP\u2019s foreign interference during the 2021 election included undeclared cash contributions to candidates, misinformation about Conservative foreign policy, having businesses hire international students to volunteer full-time for Liberal candidates, and providing cash refunds to donors for the portion of their donation not covered by the federal tax credit.<\/p>\n

CSIS was tracking a \u201csophisticated political strategy\u201d employed by the CCP that would ensure the re-election of a Liberal government and the defeat of Conservative politicians who were critical of Beijing, its human rights abuses and its threats to global safety and security.<\/p>\n

In their news articles, Fife and Chase also reported that the CCP is executing a strategic plan to target Canadian legislators, government officials and business leaders, as well as academic and research and development institutions. CCP tactics include espionage, blackmail, bribery and sexual seduction. These activities are documented in the CSIS reports, which the Globe and Mail<\/i> reports have been shared with Canada\u2019s Five Eyes intelligence allies \u2013 U.S., Britain, Australia and New Zealand \u2013 and intelligence services in France and Germany.<\/p>\n

PM Trudeau\u2019s immediate response to the Globe and Mail<\/i>\u2019s front page stories was to ignore the substance of the revelations, and he expressed concern over CSIS\u2019s leaked reports. Trudeau insomuch as said \u201cmove along, there is nothing to see here\u201d while stating, \u201cIt\u2019s certainly a sign that security within CSIS needs to be reviewed. And I\u2019m expecting CSIS to take the issue very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

In direct contrast, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre praised the \u201ccourageous whistleblowers\u201d in CSIS for exposing what has long been suspected: the sustained \u201ccovering up [of] the interference of the authoritarian regime in Beijing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poilievre went on to say, \u201cJustin Trudeau knew about this interference and he covered it up because he benefited from it. He is perfectly happy to let a foreign authoritarian government interfere in our elections as long as they\u2019re helping him.\u201d<\/p>\n

For years Trudeau and his ministers have downplayed suggestions of foreign interference in Canada\u2019s elections. In the past few months, Trudeau has denied possible interference or nefarious activities by the CCP. In the House of Commons, he repeatedly reassured Canadians about the country\u2019s election integrity. In November, when pressed on the matter, Trudeau stated he had not been briefed on any irregularities in the 2019 and 2021 elections. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

However, the latest news reports reveal the PM\u2019s claims are less than forthright. Trudeau was provided a national security briefing by CSIS in November 2022 in which he was told about the China Consulate targeting 11 candidates in the 2019 federal election to impact the outcome of those races.<\/p>\n

Also, Privy Council Office documents which have surfaced reveal that intelligence officials provided briefings in February 2020 on potential election interference and improper funding of candidates in the 2019 federal election.<\/p>\n

Global News<\/i> reporter Sam Cooper has also come forward with evidence of a 2017 memo prepared for the PM that specifically warns of CCP\u2019s influence on Canadian officials and institutions. The PMO memo was written by the office of National Security and Intelligence Advisor, at the request of the PM\u2019s chief of staff Katie Telford, and provided to Privy Council Office clerk Michael Wernick.<\/p>\n

The weightiness of the Fife and Chase articles and the evidence being exposed in the last few days has not permitted the PM to sidestep the issue in his usual Teflon-manner. Numerous editorials have underlined what is being brought into question: the integrity of Canada\u2019s democratic electoral process.<\/p>\n