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House Hansard - 196

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 196 - May/12/23
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/12/23 11:41:48 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it seems that the foreign affairs minister is too embarrassed to answer these questions. We have learned that Beijing diplomat Wei Zhao has been under intense CSIS surveillance for three years. We know he was targeting a member of Parliament two years ago. It took a front-page story in The Globe and Mail for the government to finally act by expelling the diplomat this week. What else have we learned? We have learned that her department has known about it since 2020. Why did the Prime Minister allow this agent to operate in Canada under diplomatic cover for three years? How many Canadians were victimized?
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Context: House Hansard - 196 - May/12/23
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/12/23 11:43:16 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is pathetic. The Globe and Mail article is what led to the diplomat's expulsion, even though the Department of Foreign Affairs knew about this for three years. We are talking about her department. More shockingly, we now know that the Department of Foreign Affairs has had, since 2020, and I quote, “a list of diplomats that could be considered for expulsion because of their involvement in foreign interference and 'threat' activities outside of their regular diplomatic duties”. There has only been one expulsion, even though there is a list of Beijing operatives who continue their dirty work in this country under diplomatic cover, because the Prime Minister refuses to act. When will the Prime Minister take the threat seriously and protect all Canadians from the threats of diplomats, who are still in their posts just because they want to be?
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