Although the BC NDP has previously said, “Foreign policy relations are the responsibility of the federal government, not the provincial government,” Horgan has recently weighed in on affairs in the United States and India. His government also claims, in general, to be defenders of human rights, but it has never spoken out on matters in Xinjiang, nor the de facto takeover of Hong Kong by Beijing, which is expected to impact immigration and the economy in years to come. Horgan’s office has declined multiple attempts by Glacier Media to understand the premier’s position on the MOU, which was initially signed in May 2016 by then-BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark. The NDP has also declined to speak about B.C.’s post-pandemic trade policy with China, to which the province has significant autonomy.
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On the heels of news late last night that Canada’s top soldier had abruptly stepped aside, CBC News has learned that it is a result of a sexual misconduct investigation. The allegations against Admiral Art McDonald date back to a decade ago. They involve a female junior officer while aboard HMCS Montreal, which was involved in Operation Nanook, an annual Arctic exercise. McDonald was a naval captain at the time and sources say the incident took place during a party that involved alcohol.
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The Canadian government is “actively considering” creating a registry of foreign agents similar to ones in Australia and the United States in order to shed light on individuals paid to influence the country’s political process on behalf of other states.
This comes as Canada is grappling with public warnings about foreign influence and interference campaigns from authoritarian governments in China and Russia, among others.
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