By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--February 3, 2023
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The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) doesn’t need an up-in-the-sky balloon to spy on Canada and the U.S. In Canada they already have their biggest CCP fan, JPJT (Justin Pierre James Trudeau) cheering them on from down here on Earth. Because Trudeau, a father of three, self identifies as a ‘feminist’, some dub him ‘Trudy’.
Trudy’s loyalty to China is a long-standing one. Even as far back as nine years ago, when he was Liberal leader, his public remark about his admiration for China’s 'basic dictatorship' offended some Asian-Canadians.
GOLDSTEIN: ‘Trudeau said he admired China's dictatorship -- believe him!-(Toronto Sun, Feb. 17, 2021).
“There should be no surprise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he needs more evidence before concluding China’s horrific treatment of its minority Uyghur Muslim population is a genocide, despite having agreed two years ago that Canada’s treatment of its Indigenous population was a genocide.
“As Maya Angelou famously put it: “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.”
“While Trudeau is taking a somewhat less starry-eyed view of China these days, in 2013, as Liberal leader, he was asked during a “Ladies’ Night” Liberal fundraiser what country he most admired besides Canada.
“He responded: “There’s a level of admiration I actually have for China. Their basic dictatorship is actually allowing them to turn their economy around on a dime and say, ‘We need to go green, we want to start investing in solar’.”
“After Trudeau became prime minister in 2015, that view was reflected in then environment minister Catherine McKenna, repeatedly, unctuously and absurdly praising coal-powered China as a climate change leader.
“Whether it was Small Business Minister Mary Ng happily tweeting about eating PEI-made ice cream in Beijing in July, 2019, or Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan shocking many participants at a Halifax security conference four months later by declaring China was not our “adversary”— it was always the same.
“Health Minister Patty Hajdu was praised by China when Canada rejected the idea of banning flights from there at the start of the pandemic in Wuhan.
“She accused a CTV producer in April, 2020 of “feeding into (Internet) conspiracy theories” for asking if World Health Organization data on COVID-19 death and infection rates could be trusted, amid suspicions China’s data wasn’t reliable.
"Undeterred that two weeks later, China suddenly upped the death count in Wuhan, the pandemic’s original epicentre, by 50%, Hajdu continued to defend China’s credibility for months, despite investigations by intelligence agencies and media organizations concluding China initially downplayed the severity of COVID-19 when it might have been possible to contain it within China.
“The Trudeau government sent 16 tonnes of scarce Canadian personal protective equipment (PPE) to China while China was quietly buying up Canadian PPE supplies and shipping them to China.
“Canada is the only country in the Five Eyes intelligence network (Canada, U.S., Britain, Australia, New Zealand) that hasn’t banned Huawei from developing its 5G communications network.
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“The Trudeau government contracted with a Chinese company in May to develop a COVID-19 vaccine for Canadians, a deal which fell apart almost immediately, as reported by iPolitics and the Globe and Mail when China refused to allow the export of vaccine samples to Canada, which the Trudeau government didn’t acknowledge until August.
"The Conservatives allege that’s why Canada is so far behind other countries in obtaining vaccines, which the government denies.”
For all of those thinking that the Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over Montana and Canada is just another conspiracy theory:
‘Suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spent time in Canadian airspace: sources’-(Global News, Feb. 3, 2023)
“Ottawa summoned China’s ambassador to Canada on Thursday over reports of a Chinese spy balloon that sources tell Global News spent time in Canadian airspace.
“Canadian officials said on Feb. 2 that a high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked by NORAD, following questions about American reports of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over that country.
The last time we heard about NORAD it was tracking Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
“Yesterday, China’s Ambassador to Canada was summoned by officials at Global Affairs Canada regarding the situation described in the statement issued by the Department of National Defence,” said Maéva Proteau, spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, in an email to Global News Friday. (Global News)
“We will continue to vigorously express our position to Chinese officials through multiple channels.”
Wow! Now that ought to bring the floating balloon down to the ground!
“Department of National Defence officials said that Canadians are safe and that the federal government is taking steps to ensure the security of its airspace, including the monitoring of a second potential incident.” (Global News)
Already a “SECOND potential incident”?!
“Canada’s intelligence agencies are working with American partners and continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard Canada’s sensitive information from foreign intelligence threats,” a spokesperson for the defence department said on Thursday night.” (Global News)
LOL! Biden and Trudeau working together “to safeguard Canada’s sensitive information from foreign intelligence threats,” will make us all sleep better tonight.
“Many details of the incident remain unclear, including when or where the balloon is believed to have entered Canadian airspace.” (Global News)
They don’t even know THAT?
“China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that the balloon was for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes, and that it regrets that the airship strayed into U.S. airspace. It added that it will continue to maintain communications with the United States to properly handle the unexpected situation. (Global News)
“Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Friday it was a “surveillance balloon” that violated American airspace and international law. A senior defence official told Pentagon reporters Thursday that the U.S. has “very high confidence” that the object was a Chinese high-altitude balloon and was flying over sensitive sites to collect information.
Feisty, bottom line CFP columnist Milt Harris is right when he writes, “Shoot it down!” ()
Meanwhile, Canadians should remain ultra wary of WEF (World Economic Forum) head honcho Klaus Schwab whose Davos balloon was a lead one at his latest gathering only a couple of weeks ago.
Should PM Trudeau, who ceded Canada’s sovereignty over to Schwab be trusted to save Canada from the CCP?
Inquiring minds want to know even if Trudeau freezes their bank accounts.
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