Beijing’s Technology Theft in Canada Grows by the Day as the Feds Sit on Their Hands

Published on May 2, 2024

Commentary What will it take for the federal government to deal seriously with Chinese technology theft? I imagine everyone has heard the phrase “shooting the messenger.” This refers to a tactic where a person who receives bad news, or information that is unwelcome, decides to take his frustration and anger out on the individual who brought it to his attention in the first place. In other words, rather that deal with the consequences of the data and figure out mitigating strategies, just harangue the bearer of bad news. Not a great strategy in all honesty, but one that is used all too frequently....