Commentary
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gnawing at the roots of democracy worldwide. Recently, its influence operations targeted the U.S. midterm elections. Now, it seems, the CCP has its eyes firmly set on the United States’ neighbor, Canada.
In early November, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that China attempted to undermine Canada’s democratic institutions.
“Unfortunately, we’re seeing countries, state actors from around the world, whether it’s China or others, are continuing to play aggressive games with our institutions, with our democracies,” Trudeau said.
Indeed, we are. One of those countries happens to be Canada.
Now, before going any further, it’s important to state the following: The CCP poses a grave threat to democracy. At the same time, however, other, more “benign” threats exist. These threats come from countries traditionally associated with liberty and respect for human agency—countries like New Zealand, Australia, and, of course, Canada….