Canada’s number two diplomat says Ottawa is confronting Beijing over its policy clamping down on dissidents in foreign countries.
Testifying at a Feb. 3 House of Commons committee meeting reviewing foreign interference in the last election, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison was asked to comment on the objectives pursued by the Chinese regime in Canada.
Security bodies and a public inquiry have identified China as the top perpetrator of foreign interference in Canada, and foreign meddling incidents linked to Beijing were flagged by the government during the 2025 federal election.
Morrison told the committee that China’s objective in meddling in Canada is to suppress five different groups or topics that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) calls the “five poisons.” Those include Taiwan independence, the Falun Gong meditation group, the ethno-religious Uyghur minority in Xinjiang Province, Tibetan independence, and the pro-democracy movement….