Canada must be ready to expel any Chinese diplomats that are found to be involved in interference or harassment activities on Canadian soil, says a former Canadian ambassador to China.
Testifying before the Commons procedure and House affairs committee (PROC) on Jan. 7, David Mulroney said China’s plan for Canada is to transform it into a “compliant” country that “perpetually looks over its shoulder to be sure that what it says and does meet Beijing’s approval and looks the other way when Beijing’s extraterritorial reach extends into our communities..”
Mulroney, who served as Canada’s envoy to China from 2009 to 2012, told committee members that China is “the primary threat” when it comes to foreign interference in Canada, and the longer Ottawa takes to address these issues, the more difficult the task becomes….