June 16, 2021
A recent report delivered to a Canadian House of Commons committee on Canada-China relations states the following:
“China has set up a sophisticated network in this country[Canada] to distort information in the media, influence politicians and form partnerships with universities to secure intellectual property,” a new study says.
According to the Globe and Mail, “in Canada, individuals and groups are targeted by Chinese party state actors and Chinese nationalists, both directly and indirectly.” The findings are drawn from a report titled “In Plain Sight: Beijing’s Unrestricted Network Of Unrestricted Network of Foreign Influence in Canada.”
Talk about an ominous condition within Canadian society. While media have in this case exposed nefarious information related to China’s influence upon our government, a curious omission exists.
Canadian media remain dispassionate about the situation. Their matter-of-fact delivery speaks volumes. Where lies collective media condemnation for these circumstances? It doesn’t exist.
How telling it is. This passivity is wholly unnatural. Where is the passion, pray-tell? Where is damnation on the part of media, as well as bi-partisan outrage within the House of Commons?
Why is our nation like this? It seems that “anything goes” within contemporary society. China can infiltrate our government and education systems without so much as shred of push-back. How did Canada become so damn passive in this regard?
