John Ivison: Trudeau's priority on Chinese interference is protecting himself, not democracy

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John Ivison: Trudeau's priority on Chinese interference is protecting himself, not democracy
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Canadians no longer assume that an announcement by Trudeau will lead to action. This government keeps reforms forever in the pipeline.

The problem for the Liberals is that Canadians no longer assume that an announcement by Ottawa is a precursor to action. This is a government for which reforms are forever in the pipeline.

The special rapporteur is an intriguing response, but the idea sounds like it was struck in the car on the way to the press conference — there is no information on who might do the job; on what is expected of him or her; whether the post will have any investigative resources; whether it will have subpoena powers; or, crucially, on what timeline he or she will be working.Much will depend on who is named to the job and the scope of the mandate.

The problem with all this is that Trudeau’s overarching concern is not to find out what happened and ensure that it doesn’t happen again; rather, it is an exercise in damage-limitation for the Liberal party.Article content China’s interest is, primarily, in the 1.8 million Chinese Canadian diaspora — many of whom are dissidents, spreading the “five poisons” promoting Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet, the Uyghurs and Falun Gong.

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