A new Ontario organization that says it aims to promote political candidates with Chinese heritage is led by an individual involved in a group “guided” by China’s United Front Work Department, an agency responsible for co-opting opposition inside China as well as carrying out influence activities abroad.
Guo Baozhang, chair of the Chinese Council for Western Ontario Elections (CCWOE), said at a Nov. 20 press conference that his organization’s goal is to “increase the Chinese voter turnout rate and build a democratic, multicultural society.”
The organization also held a gathering in Mississauga, Ontario, that day to celebrate Scott Xie‘s recent victory in becoming Oakville’s Ward 7 town councillor in the Oct. 24 municipal election….