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27.03.2021 / 20:59

China announces sanctions on individuals, entities in Canada, U.S.

China on Saturday imposed sanctions against two American religious rights officials and one Canadian lawmaker in response to sanctions imposed by the United States and Canada over Xinjiang.Beijing has been pushing back against sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union, Britain and Canada for what they say are rights violations against Uighur Muslims and other Turkic minorities in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang.

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Singh says NDP won’t trigger election over Johnston, interference. Why?

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is defending his party’s decision not to include binding orders in its foreign interference motion, which called for David Johnston to step down as special rapporteur, and says an election does not “make sense” if the goal is protecting Canada’s democracy.Singh told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday that he wants to get a better understanding of the full extent of allegations of foreign interference.“I want to see some steps being taken to safeguard our democracy instead of triggering an election because I’m worried about interference in our elections. To me, (it) sounds self-serving,” he said.“It’s something that Mr.

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O’Toole says CSIS told him about ‘active’ voter suppression by Beijing

Former Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) found an “active campaign of voter suppression” by China against him and his party in the 2021 election.

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Trudeau says Canada ‘will not be intimidated’ by China amid diplomatic expulsions

Canada “will not be intimidated” after China expelled a Canadian diplomat Tuesday in retaliation for Ottawa removing a Beijing delegate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.

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Canada expels Chinese diplomat who allegedly targeted Conservative MP

Canada is expelling the Chinese diplomat who allegedly worked with Beijing to target Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong.

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Conservative MP dismisses China’s COVID-19 ‘excuse’ barring access to detained Canadians

China can no longer credibly use the “excuse” of COVID-19 to continue keeping Canadian diplomats from visiting Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, the Conservative foreign affairs critic says.Conservative MP Michael Chong also says this past week’s virtual consular visits to Kovrig and Spavor should have happened much sooner.“COVID-19 is an excuse that doesn’t hold water,” Chong said in an interview Sunday. China denies Canadians ‘arbitrarily’ detained in response to Meng Wanzhou arrest “The economy in China has largely reopened,” he added.

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