Tories Condemn Ottawa’s Funding of Program That Requires Participants to Support CCP

Published on April 29, 2024

The Conservatives are condemning Ottawa’s funding of a Canada-China scholars exchange program that requires participants to show allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), following an Epoch Times report on the matter. On April 9, the federal government issued a notice about the 2024–25 Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program for Chinese applicants. The notice, posted on a website managed by a division of Global Affairs Canada, provides a link to a corresponding notice on the Chinese regime agency’s website specifying the conditions for applicants. The first condition states in Chinese: “[Candidates should] support the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the socialist system with Chinese characteristics; love the motherland; have good moral character; abide by laws and regulations; have a sense of responsibility to serve the country, serve the society, and serve the people; and have a correct world view, outlook on life, and values.”...

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