Commentary
New revelations by Canadian media on leaks from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) are quickly pushing Canada beyond a point of no return. A reckoning of how Chinese influence operations and long-arm policing actually work is needed, or there is no point in even trying to resist.
Most recently, the news has been filled with the latest revelations on Chinese election interference. This is nothing new, and was the subject of a parliamentary committee focused on the 2019 federal election, and later, when it became clear such had expanded in scope, extended to cover the 2021 election too. Since then, detailed information on those activities, seemingly long hidden from the public, has pushed the need for attention to the issue into overdrive….