Canada is the latest country wrestling with how to respond to Chinese influence in its politics.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing during a press conference that he will appoint a special investigator to decide whether there should be a public inquiry into reports of Chinese interference in Canada's elections. Ottawa, Ontario, March 6, 2023. Credit: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP Newsroom
Allegations of Chinese meddling in domestic politics have sparked a crisis in Canada involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family and his ruling Liberal party, while again raising questions about the flow of Chinese money into Western democratic processes. Few, though, see any easy answers.
The turmoil in Canada has sprung from a series of intelligence leaks in March to the Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail, with one report focusing on a $103,000 (C$140,000) donation made in
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