Two B.C.-based watchdog groups say Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s final report on foreign interference fails to deliver real solutions, calling for a tougher foreign agent registry and stricter media regulations to curb Beijing’s influence in Canada.
While noting Hogue found no evidence of “traitors” in Parliament, the two groups say the commissioner nevertheless acknowledged the intelligence and evidence pointing to acts of foreign interference and transnational repression on the part of Chinese officials working out of Vancouver’s consulate.
“At the time of writing this report, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the most active perpetrator of foreign interference targeting Canada’s democratic institutions,” concluded Hogue.
“The evidence presented to the
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