Fadden’s Revelations Long Overdue

Remember the quashed Sidewinder report, anyone?

, --June 26, 2010

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Is anyone really surprised by CSIS head Richard Fadden’s statement that some Canadian government officials are under the influence of China? I doubt it. It is well known that China has been spying in Canada for decades. Is it such a stretch to think that some politicians have been compromised in the process?
An example of one such politician is Mayor of Ottawa Larry O’Brien who, after returning from a visit to China in May, refused to proclaim Falun Dafa Day, which had been proclaimed by the City of Ottawa in previous years. When asked by a city councillor for the reason why, O’Brien said he had made a “commitment” while in China, where Falun Dafa was outlawed by the regime in 1999. Another is former Mayor of Vancouver Sam Sullivan. After a few visits to China—one during which he said that he had been treated “like an emperor”—Sullivan pushed for a bylaw to get rid of the Falun Dafa protest hut and signs outside the Chinese consulate in Vancouver. More...

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