I doubt that the RCMP cares:
The Premier of Prince Edward Island yesterday called in the RCMP to probe province wide allegations of corrupt practices by Chinese foreign agents. Premier Rob Lantz sidestepped calls for a judicial inquiry under the federal Inquiries Act: “I share your concerns and I believe you deserve answers.”
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The update comes shortly after P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz sent a letter on Oct. 16 to RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme asking for the police force to investigate evidence of foreign interference operations in the province.
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Some premiers expressed support for closer trade ties with China last week as a way to reduce Canada’s reliance on the United States amid rising tariff tensions. There have also been recent newspaper commentaries echoing Beijing’s position that Canada should forge a closer relationship with China.
“It’s no secret [that] there’s people in all countries that I’m sure are profiting very nicely from doing business with China,” Swift said in a recent interview. Swift is a former CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and has served as a senior economist for think tanks and banks.
“I think they’re translating their dislike of Trump into looking for options,” she said.
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Chinese land ownership has been on the rise in the United States in recent years. Based on information available in the public domain, Chinese individuals and entities owned an estimated 69,300 acres of U.S. agricultural land in 2011, and that figure rose to more than 277,300 acres in 2023, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. While owners from other countries such as Canada and the UK may account for a higher share of foreign-owned farmland in the United States, China is among the handful of countries listed by the United States government as adversaries. ...
Canada has federal regulations requiring major foreign takeovers to undergo security reviews, but there is no general federal regulation specifically for farmland. Unlike the rising tide of proposed bans and restrictions in the United States, including at the federal level, Canada has taken no similar action, leaving farmland regulation entirely to the provinces. And while some provinces impose strict limits on foreign ownership, others leave the door wide open.
British Columbia and Ontario have no restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland, while Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have minimal restrictions. Prince Edward Island allows foreign ownership of up to 1,000 acres for an individual and 3,000 acres for a corporation, while Alberta caps foreign citizens and foreign-controlled corporations at 20 acres of farmland and Saskatchewan caps foreign ownership at 10 acres for anyone who isn’t a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Canadian-owned corporation, with limited exemptions.
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The office of the Trade Commissioner Service has organized Canadian helicopter manufacturers to take part in an exposition in China co-hosted by the Chinese military and another U.S.-black-listed state-owned Chinese entity that has supplied parts to the Russian military during its war on Ukraine.
The China Helicopter Exposition, held in Tianjin, China, from Oct. 16 to 19, is co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Ground Force and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
The AVIC is a Chinese state-owned conglomerate focused on both civilian and military aviation. The organization is sanctioned by the United States for its links to the Chinese military.
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Under the new regulations, introduced in phases since 2020 and now fully implemented, most subjects, including mathematics, history, and politics, are required to be taught in Mandarin. There is one Mongolian language course.
“One colleague told me not to speak Mongolian in the office. I felt like a foreigner in my own workplace,” said a teacher who spoke to The Epoch Times anonymously for fear of reprisal from authorities.
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