The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has 10 percent of its holdings in China, despite concerns over human rights and election interference.
The Commons Special Committee on Canada–China relations heard testimony on May 8 from the senior managing director of the pension board, Michel Leduc, who said the government was being “exceedingly, exceedingly cautious.”
“As a long term investor we actively engage and influence companies with human rights as a longstanding focus area,” said Leduc, reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “If that fails we will exit or avoid making an investment in the first place. All these processes apply to our investments in China. We recognize any investment in China needs to be handled with care.”…