tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571052.post6150099803514589858..comments2024-03-27T14:33:39.480-06:00Comments on Cathie from Canada: Today's News: Temper TantrumsCathie from Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11418899090537597360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571052.post-49475126777436053822023-03-18T12:46:54.768-06:002023-03-18T12:46:54.768-06:00Hi Cap
Interesting comment -- I had never consider...Hi Cap<br />Interesting comment -- I had never considered whether the Johnston bashing is a tip-off about Conservative guilt, but that makes sense - the volume of hysteria has really been off the charts, and Poilievre is loudestCathie from Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418899090537597360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571052.post-32352750080390629232023-03-18T07:32:52.797-06:002023-03-18T07:32:52.797-06:00PP would like Tamara Lich, Jamie Salé or Theo Fleu...PP would like Tamara Lich, Jamie Salé or Theo Fleury appointed rapporteur. Too bad none has the required security clearance. The pool of suitable candidates is quite small. The Cons bashing Johnstone tells me they have something to hide and are looking to discredit the inquiry from the start. It's no secret that Ontario PC MPP Vincent Ke was the first casualty of "Chinagate."<br /><br />My sense is that the inquiry will find that China tries to get first-generation Chinese-Canadians elected regardless of party affiliation. New immigrants still have strong ties to the homeland, and their families in China can be threatened or rewarded. It's much harder to do that with Canadian-born candidates who have no ties to China and may not even speak the language. I think we'll also find that a lot of disinformation is circulated on WeChat, a Chinese messaging app widely used in Chinese-speaking communities. This has been reported in several elections. None of this is new, and China isn't the only country that uses its diaspora to influence elections. Capnoreply@blogger.com