Category: Chinada

Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa

Alternative Subsidy Chinada The Libranos 4 Comments

Mark Carney has a brother.

Andy Lee (2023);

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is touted as an “independent philanthropic organization” according to its website, spending £618,739,409 (approximately $1.05 billion CAD) on charitable causes in 2021 according the Government of the United Kingdom’s website. A behemoth of an entity with billions of dollars in assets, it is one of the largest philanthropy-based organizations in the world, parented by The Children’s Investment Fund Management, which naturally has a holding company located in the Cayman Islands. It was founded in 2002 by billionaire activist hedge fund manager Sir Christopher Hohn. The charity was managed by Hohn’s wife before being handed over to a CEO, who is now Kate Hampton, a main player in the formation of the 2016 Paris Accords, which pledged to, among other things, keep the rise in global temperature below 2°C (but preferably under 1.5°C) to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change.

Kate Hampton, a WEF Young Global Leader, also sits as a Council Member on the [China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development]. The CIFF’s involvement with this CCP-led environmental “think-tank” doesn’t end there though. Lei Hongpeng of CIFF works with her, acting as a Special Advisor to the organization. The charity is seemingly intricately involved with the CCICED, co-hosting conferences held by Energy Foundation China (EFC) to discuss pressing matters such as “China’s Role in Global Climate Governance.” Energy Foundation China is led by CEO and President Professor Ji Zou, another WEF member who negotiated the Paris Accords, who coincidentally also sits as a Special Advisor to the CCICED. Energy Foundation China was formerly a part of the Energy Foundation, an organization operating under the direction of the vast umbrella of the Chinese government. It’s Beijing location is reportedly registered with the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, an entity tasked with a broad array of domestic national security activities, and answers to the National Development and Reform Commission, a department aforementioned in this article as being formerly run by Vice-Chairman Xie Zhenhua, who now leads the CCICED. The incestuous overlapping nature of the members of these bodies cannot be understated, nor are they fully explored in this article. EFC has a rather simplistic mandate as noted by Influence Watch: to assist the People’s Republic of China to become “the world leader in clean energy production,” particularly in the areas of wind and solar energy generation. The unreliables, that is. The ones that China desperately wants to provide us with. Do we see where this is going?

You can pick up the Lee thread here (newly developing).

Seems Legit

Chinada The Libranos 31 Comments

Sam Cooper- Retired Toronto Police Executive Who Joined Chinese International School Flagged in Canada’s Election Interference Inquiry Replaces Paul Chiang as Liberal Candidate

Retired Toronto Police Deputy Chief Peter Yuen, who joined the board last year of a Chinese international school in Markham flagged in testimony on foreign interference in a neighboring riding in 2019, has been named the new Liberal candidate in Markham–Unionville. He replaces Paul Chiang, who resigned last week amid an RCMP review into controversial remarks suggesting a Conservative opponent could be handed to Chinese officials for a bounty.

Update, from Kate: Meet Mark Carney’s “newest candidate in the GTA, Mr. Peter Yuen singing a “glorious” ode to CHINA & CCP *in uniform*”

The Great Replacement

Chinada 33 Comments

The Bureau- “It’s the Community. It’s the Family. It’s the City”: U.S. Experts Warn Canada Is Losing the Fight Against PRC Criminal Networks—Washington Has Run Out of Patience

Canadian cannabis, grown legally or under false licensing schemes, is now a major export commodity for these Chinese crime networks, the expert said. Black-market marijuana is flooding into New York and New Jersey, undercutting legitimate growers in both countries. But more alarmingly, marijuana trafficking is being integrated with fentanyl operations.

“They’re polydrug traffickers, and they’re transnational. The fentanyl cash, the marijuana, the ketamine—it’s all moving through the same networks.”

Our Chinese-Installed Government In Ottawa

Chinada More Pavilions At Folkfest 22 Comments

Immigration, multiculturalism, democracy – pick any two.

As Canada’s snap election unfolds under the shadow of foreign interference—following the resignation of a Liberal MP accused of suggesting his Conservative rival could be handed to Chinese officials for a bounty—The Bureau has uncovered new allegations that Chinese agents attempted to intimidate voters and the Conservative incumbent in the same Markham–Unionville riding during the 2021 federal campaign. The revelations raise urgent concerns that similar tactics may be resurfacing in Toronto-area ridings with large communities of immigrants from China and Hong Kong. […]

According to multiple senior figures from Erin O’Toole’s 2021 Conservative campaign—who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of intelligence disclosures—O’Toole’s team was briefed by Canadian intelligence that Chinese officials were actively surveilling Saroya during the election. One source recalled being told that “there were Chinese officials following Bob Saroya around,” and that “CSIS literally said repeatedly that this was ‘coordinated and alarming.’”

“Bob lost because the Chinese vote abandoned him,” the source added.

When asked to respond, O’Toole—who stepped down after the 2021 loss—acknowledged awareness of voter intimidation reports but did not say whether CSIS had informed his team about alleged Chinese surveillance targeting Saroya.

“Our candidate Bob Saroya was a hardworking MP who won against the Liberal wave in 2015,” O’Toole wrote. “He won in 2019 as well, but thousands of votes from the Chinese Canadian community stayed home in 2021. We heard reports of intimidation of voters. We also know the Consul General from China took particular interest in the riding and made strange comments to Mr. Saroya ahead of the election. It was always in the top three of the eight or nine ridings that I believe were flipped due to foreign interference. The conduct of Mr. Chiang suggests our serious concerns were warranted.”

It’s Probably Nothing

Chinada 11 Comments

Garry Clement- Canada Is Losing the Battle for Its Own Sovereignty

Canada’s relationship with China is complex, touching trade, diplomacy, and immigration. But beneath the surface lies a deeper and more troubling dynamic: China’s strategic infiltration of Canadian politics and institutions. From covert funding of candidates to media manipulation, the fingerprints of Beijing’s United Front activities are increasingly visible. Yet for years, the Canadian government has turned a blind eye to the encroachments—ignoring repeated warnings from CSIS and other allied agencies.

Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa

Basic Dictatorship Chinada The Libranos 39 Comments

Beijing’s decision is final. Chiang stays.

Update for chewy new awkwardness:

Canada’s election threat monitoring body has confirmed that national party leaders received a classified security briefing late last week, as public concerns mount over threats tied to transnational repression and a widening controversy involving Liberal MP Paul Chiang’s remarks about Conservative candidate Joe Tay.

The revelation came Monday during a public update by the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force. Allen Sutherland, a senior Privy Council Office official and SITE leader, confirmed the briefing referenced today by Prime Minister Mark Carney covered high-level threat assessments and involved security-cleared representatives from each political party. While SITE would not confirm whether Chiang’s remarks were specifically addressed, the timing suggests they may have been a factor.

Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa

Chinada Shiny Pony The Libranos 18 Comments

Sam Cooper;

According to The Bureau’s analysis of prior CSIS reporting, comments by Chiang—a former police officer in the Markham area—reflect a longstanding pattern of election interference by the People’s Republic of China in Canada, including the use of Chinese-language media in Toronto, operating under consular influence, to amplify pro-Beijing narratives and promote candidates perceived as sympathetic to the Chinese Communist Party.

Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole suggested Saturday that the riding of Markham–Unionville, where Paul Chiang unseated incumbent Conservative Bob Saroya in 2021, was among several successfully targeted by Beijing’s interference operations—part of what he says weakened key Conservative campaigns and ultimately contributed to his resignation as party leader.

Chiang, the sitting Member of Parliament and a candidate for re-election, was quoted in Ming Pao suggesting individuals could “claim the one-million-dollar bounty” placed by Hong Kong authorities on Conservative candidate Joe Tay—by bringing Tay to the Chinese consulate in Toronto. According to reporting, Chiang also remarked that Tay’s criminal charge under Hong Kong’s national security law would cause a “great controversy” if Tay were elected to Parliament, before issuing his bounty comment to laughter among the gathered Chinese journalists.

Chiang issued a brief apology after the remarks surfaced on Thursday. But the backlash has only intensified, with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre accusing Chiang of echoing Chinese Communist Party repression—and Mark Carney of turning a blind eye.

“Liberal MP and candidate Paul Chiang’s heinous call to turn over a Canadian citizen to the authoritarian regime in Beijing in return for a Chinese Communist Party bounty is no accident—it reflects the Liberals’ long-standing mockery and neglect of national security for their own partisan gain,” Poilievre said Saturday.

“Carney is weak and compromised by money his company owes Beijing. His silence on these deplorable comments says it all. Carney must fire Paul Chiang as a candidate.”

Veteran democracy activist Cheuk Kwan, co-chair of the Toronto Association for Democracy in China, surfaced Chiang’s remarks Friday and called for the MP to resign.

“This is shocking. Mr. Chiang openly encouraged people to assist in China interference and transnational repression,” Kwan said. “Rather than protecting Canadians, he betrayed them and jeopardized their safety.”

Kwan noted that the bounty on Tay was issued by the Hong Kong Police Force under its new national security laws, because Tay runs a YouTube channel in Canada that is critical of governance imposed from Beijing.

I’m old enough to remember the Chinese police station story that quietly died away.

Lilley: Carney is, for far, standing by Chiang’s call to hand over a Canadian citizen to China.

New Rules

Chinada New Rules 18 Comments

Sam Cooper- Canadian Banks Tied to Chinese Fentanyl Laundering Risk U.S. Treasury Sanctions After Cartel Terror Designation

Speaking bluntly about the nexus between Chinese Triads and Mexican cartels operating in Canada, Asher said: “Of course, they’re in bed with each other. This is why Tse Chi Lop lived in Toronto… These cartels are now designated as terrorist organizations. That changes everything—how we prosecute them, and what tools we can use.”

Just Kidding

Chinada The Libranos 16 Comments

Sam Cooper- Toronto Liberal Candidate Paul Chiang’s Bounty Remark Sparks Transnational Repression Concerns Amid Chinese Election Interference Fears

Paul Chiang, the sitting Member of Parliament for Markham–Unionville and a candidate for re-election, was quoted in Ming Pao, a Chinese-language media outlet, suggesting that individuals could “claim the one-million-dollar bounty” on Joe Tay, the Conservative candidate in Don Valley North, by bringing him to the Chinese Consulate in Toronto.

The Libranos: Bedfellas

Chinada The Libranos Y2Kyoto 18 Comments

Thread by @SNewmanPodcast;

Two powerful men secretly orchestrated Canada’s financial destiny for over a decade.

One was caught in a MASSIVE money laundering scandal.

The other just became Prime Minister.

No one’s talking about their connection. Until now…

Frank McKenna: TD Bank’s Deputy Chair since 2006.

Mark Carney: Former Bank of England Governor.

One stayed in boardrooms. The other now controls Canada’s government.

But they intersected at one crucial place that changed everything: Brookfield Asset Management.

Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa

Chinada The Libranos 10 Comments

@RealAndyLeeShow – I run all my best Canadian renewable energy money-maker corporate machines receiving tax-payer grants from Liberals through shell companies established in Bermuda so that I don’t pay taxes. You should too.

Thread: Let’s see how Mark Carney transferred the $15bn in BSREP III, Brookfield subsidiary’s assets, to a Bermuda entity. References come from Brookfield Interim Reports, SEC filings, parties to transactions, the Chinese govt, and Bloomberg.

Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa

47 Chinada Climate Cult 38 Comments

May be exaggeration, but interesting nonetheless.

Update: Carney is mentioned a number of times in this House Judiciary Report from December.

Terry Newman now has the story up at the National Post. Continue reading →

The Libranos: Nice Riding You Have There

Basic Dictatorship Chinada The Libranos 29 Comments

Be a shame if anything happened to it.

Chandra Arya, a Liberal backbench MP whose short-lived bid to replace Justin Trudeau as leader was cut short by the party, says he has been dropped as the candidate for the Ottawa riding of Nepean.

The 62-year-old has represented the riding since 2015.

National campaign director Andrew Bevan informed Arya of the decision in a letter Thursday, just days before an expected election call.

The move to remove him comes almost two months after the party also told Arya it would not accept him as a candidate for the party leadership.

Arya had already been nominated, but the letter says new information obtained by the party’s “green light committee” led the campaign co-chair to recommend that his “status as a candidate” be revoked.

Bevan does not include any details about the new information.

The only unfinished business is for our Chinese-installed Governor to smear Chandra Arya as a Chinese plant.

Related: Chandra got one hell of a nice parting gift

Protecting “Democracy”

Chinada Claws of the Panda 16 Comments

Sam Cooper- CSIS report says China infiltrated Provincial and Federal Party leadership races in 2022

Looking ahead to the impending federal election, there is evidence suggesting Pierre Poilievre was disfavored during the Conservatives’ 2022 leadership contest, owing to Beijing’s perception of him as hostile to Chinese interests. Meanwhile, Chinese media outlets have signaled Mark Carney was favored by Beijing’s networks in that recently concluded race, while Chrystia Freeland—Carney’s main opponent—was attacked on WeChat, a crucial vector of Chinese interference, according to The Bureau’s reporting yesterday.

Proudly powered by WordPress & Skyrocket Themes

MENU

Navigation