Many Canadians were surprised by the federal government’s recent law enforcement cooperation agreement with Beijing, Senator Clément Gignac told an RCMP representative during a parliamentary committee meeting.
Speaking to RCMP Senior Deputy Commissioner Bryan Larkin, who testified before the Senate national finance committee on April 21, Gignac said the government’s announcement in January that Prime Minister Mark Carney had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation between the RCMP and China’s Ministry of Public Security “surprised a lot of Canadians.”
“Can you tell me a little bit? What does it consist of?” Gignac asked Larkin. “What is this public safety program with China?”…