Canada’s intelligence agency says it knows Beijing officials have travelled to Canada to threaten and intimidate Chinese Canadians and permanent residents to return to China, raising questions about the ability of police to investigate foreign interference.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) confirmed in its latest annual report, tabled in the House of Commons Thursday, that it knows sub-national affiliates of the People’s Republic of China’s police service, the Ministry of Public Security, have set up without the government of Canada’s permission.
“CSIS has observed instances where representatives from various investigatory bodies in the [People Republic of China] have come to Canada,