Secret 2017 Memo Told Trudeau to Avoid Criticizing China Despite Evidence of CCP Interference

Published on April 11, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was warned in a secret 2017 memo against publicly criticizing China in spite of evidence that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents were committing crimes in Canada. The June 29, 2017, memo from Cabinet aides came at a time when Ottawa was attempting to negotiate a Chinese free trade agreement. “The Canadian Security Intelligence Service describes Chinese foreign influence activities in Canada as sophisticated, pervasive, and persistent,” reads the memo. “Although there are other countries conducting foreign influenced activities in Canada, the People’s Republic of China is the most active.” The censored five-page memo, which is marked top secret, was obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter....