OTTAWA Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has criticized China’s military expansion into the South China Sea even as he faced questions about the Liberal government’s ties to Beijing. Sajjan was appearing before the House of Commons’ special committee on China this evening, where he spoke out against Chinese claims to what much of the world […]
According to an article, federal officials threatened to pull funding to the Halifax International Security Forum if it gave an award to Taiwan s president…
Defence minister denies withholding funds for security conference over Taiwan award
Canada s defence minister has denied withholding funding from a major security conference over its plan to give Taiwan s president a major international award. Harjit Sajjan says the Halifax Security Forum can bestow the prize on anyone it wishes.
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen celebrates her victory in the island s elections with supporters in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020.(Chiang Ying-yin/The Associated Press)
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There was a moment where Harjit Sajjan let the veil fall. Canada’s defence minister was appearing before a Commons committee on Canada-China relations and was being questioned on the issue of the Trudeau government pressuring an independent group not to grant an award.
In case you missed it, over the weekend,
Politico reported that the Trudeau government had pressured the prestigious Halifax International Security Forum to deny a prize to Taiwan’s president. The forum, one of the preeminent conferences for democratically elected governments, had sought to award the John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service to Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan.
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan took aim at recent Chinese military expansions into the South China Sea on Monday, even as he pushed back against Conservative allegations that the Liberal government has been pandering to Beijing.