Canada’s present dilemma recalls Melampus, the Greek seer who warned of danger long before others could understand the signs. The "Dotting the Map" report speaks in that same prophetic register, exposing deep links between Beijing’s influence networks and Canadian institutions. While no direct wrongdoing is alleged, the reluctance to confront these ties—especially among rising figures like Mark Carney—reveals a troubling political silence. As foreign pressures mount, the greater risk may be not betrayal, but willful inattention.
It appears obvious that a vote for Carney is a vote for greater influence in Canada of the Chinese Communist Party. It also appears that some (many?) Canadians may welcome this influence. In my opinion it would be a very bad thing for the future of my children and grandchildren. I urge my fellow Canadians to not cast a vote for Carney or any member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Thanks for your deep diving, Terry! It’s rather scary but I do appreciate your insight.
Now, how to get this out to more people? I was called out over dinner with friends last Saturday for speaking about this and referencing Sam Cooper. Rather odd for me to be called a conspiracy theorist. I’ve been involved in the Skeptic community for nearly two decades.
It would have been interesting to see how Hogue would have made light of the MAPs. I see much of what Mr. Glavin has been communicating for years, Barton McCallum, Desmarais, Chretien the cabal runs deep.
Honest question: Did Chiang actually fall on his sword?
Being fired would have disgraced Chiang. The fact he was allowed to resign on his own terms speaks volumes, at least to me. That seems to signal respect from the Liberal Party towards Chiang. Ot at least it could be read that way.
Also I noticed that Chiang never mentioned China explicitly in any of his public statements about the incident - much less explicitly condemn China.
Neither did Mark Carney, other than a fleeting reference to "the broader situation in China." What "broader situation" is that, Mark?
Hey, Frau Katz, I know this is off topic but it's about U.S. tariffs, which do concern us here. The 1965 Auto Pact has come up in discussions we've had elsewhere and I don't want to hash it over with American readers. The Auto Pact was cancelled in 2001 because non-North American automakers either gamed it or protested it at the WTO. It no longer governs US-Canada trade in cars or parts.
But the thinking behind it still stands. It’s become complicated by adding Mexico. I can have some sympathy for workers laid off because their jobs went to a low wage country like Mexico or China,
Unfortunately it seems that the big auto manufacturers in North America are using Mexico heavily.
I’ve been following this story closely at the WSJ, hardly a left wing source. They predict bad times from the tariffs.
You can’t move factories easily even if you wanted to. Extremely expensive and time consuming.
Well, Trump hasn't applied any tariffs on those parts of the Canadian and Mexican auto sector that are compliant with USMCA, either, according to news stories in Canada. My point is that he hasn't violated any extant trade pact with Canada or Mexico. The steel and aluminum tariffs are within his freedom to operate on foreign policy. I'm not saying they are good policy even from the Americans' point of view. But from the American viewpoint that's all that matters. The tariffs aren't intended to help other countries. That other countries are worried and upset about them means, to Trump, he's found a weakness. We aren't supposed to like them. Doesn't mean the U.S. will feel our pain and lift them. We'll see. What will we give up to end tariffs on steel and oil? Does Mark Carney even want the steel and oil industries to prosper? They aren't going to get us to Net Zero and they aren't going to help China take over here. Those are questions that Americans aren't interested in but obviously are of interest to us.
Canada uses tariffs, too. Our hands are not clean.
Anyway, we should drop this as it's off-topic (sort of) from the point of Terry's excellent column today.
FYI, scroll down here on this government statement on counter-tariffs. It lists the US tariffs. They’re not in agreement Canada signed with Trump in his first term:
"Just this morning, the SITE Task Force reported that it observed “large spikes of what is believed to be coordinated inauthentic behaviour on March 10 and 25, 2025,” concerning Carney."
Well, no surprise there. Haven't we all learned by now that social media is mostly bots, mischief makers running multiple accounts, and foreign influence campaigns?
I hate how social media manufactured "discourse" has come to dominate and manipulate our culture, sowing division and fake information in its' wake. We are still so dangerously naive.
You hit this one out of the park, Terry.
Canada’s present dilemma recalls Melampus, the Greek seer who warned of danger long before others could understand the signs. The "Dotting the Map" report speaks in that same prophetic register, exposing deep links between Beijing’s influence networks and Canadian institutions. While no direct wrongdoing is alleged, the reluctance to confront these ties—especially among rising figures like Mark Carney—reveals a troubling political silence. As foreign pressures mount, the greater risk may be not betrayal, but willful inattention.
It appears obvious that a vote for Carney is a vote for greater influence in Canada of the Chinese Communist Party. It also appears that some (many?) Canadians may welcome this influence. In my opinion it would be a very bad thing for the future of my children and grandchildren. I urge my fellow Canadians to not cast a vote for Carney or any member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
I agree with Preston Manning that it's a vote for increased western alienation or even separation. It gives me no pleasure to acknowledge that.
Thanks for your deep diving, Terry! It’s rather scary but I do appreciate your insight.
Now, how to get this out to more people? I was called out over dinner with friends last Saturday for speaking about this and referencing Sam Cooper. Rather odd for me to be called a conspiracy theorist. I’ve been involved in the Skeptic community for nearly two decades.
Very informative.
Thank you for the hard work.
It would have been interesting to see how Hogue would have made light of the MAPs. I see much of what Mr. Glavin has been communicating for years, Barton McCallum, Desmarais, Chretien the cabal runs deep.
The MAPS, like so many other aspects of Chinese interference, would never have been permitted in the terms of reference.
“Canada is entering its greatest existential upheaval since Confederation.”
I completely agree with that assertion but Canadian voters appear determined to virtuously march over the precipice with their elbows up.
Particularly out east and the west coast.
Honest question: Did Chiang actually fall on his sword?
Being fired would have disgraced Chiang. The fact he was allowed to resign on his own terms speaks volumes, at least to me. That seems to signal respect from the Liberal Party towards Chiang. Ot at least it could be read that way.
Also I noticed that Chiang never mentioned China explicitly in any of his public statements about the incident - much less explicitly condemn China.
Neither did Mark Carney, other than a fleeting reference to "the broader situation in China." What "broader situation" is that, Mark?
Perhaps I am reading too much into this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERMbvL17YiM&ab_channel=NationalPost
China is making a few noises about Trump’s tariffs but overall, globally, the tariffs are great opening for China in the tariff-hit countries.
Hey, Frau Katz, I know this is off topic but it's about U.S. tariffs, which do concern us here. The 1965 Auto Pact has come up in discussions we've had elsewhere and I don't want to hash it over with American readers. The Auto Pact was cancelled in 2001 because non-North American automakers either gamed it or protested it at the WTO. It no longer governs US-Canada trade in cars or parts.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-us-automotive-products-agreement
All the best to you.
But the thinking behind it still stands. It’s become complicated by adding Mexico. I can have some sympathy for workers laid off because their jobs went to a low wage country like Mexico or China,
Unfortunately it seems that the big auto manufacturers in North America are using Mexico heavily.
I’ve been following this story closely at the WSJ, hardly a left wing source. They predict bad times from the tariffs.
You can’t move factories easily even if you wanted to. Extremely expensive and time consuming.
Well, Trump hasn't applied any tariffs on those parts of the Canadian and Mexican auto sector that are compliant with USMCA, either, according to news stories in Canada. My point is that he hasn't violated any extant trade pact with Canada or Mexico. The steel and aluminum tariffs are within his freedom to operate on foreign policy. I'm not saying they are good policy even from the Americans' point of view. But from the American viewpoint that's all that matters. The tariffs aren't intended to help other countries. That other countries are worried and upset about them means, to Trump, he's found a weakness. We aren't supposed to like them. Doesn't mean the U.S. will feel our pain and lift them. We'll see. What will we give up to end tariffs on steel and oil? Does Mark Carney even want the steel and oil industries to prosper? They aren't going to get us to Net Zero and they aren't going to help China take over here. Those are questions that Americans aren't interested in but obviously are of interest to us.
Canada uses tariffs, too. Our hands are not clean.
Anyway, we should drop this as it's off-topic (sort of) from the point of Terry's excellent column today.
FYI, scroll down here on this government statement on counter-tariffs. It lists the US tariffs. They’re not in agreement Canada signed with Trump in his first term:
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/04/03/canada-announces-new-countermeasures-response-tariffs-from-united-states
"Just this morning, the SITE Task Force reported that it observed “large spikes of what is believed to be coordinated inauthentic behaviour on March 10 and 25, 2025,” concerning Carney."
Well, no surprise there. Haven't we all learned by now that social media is mostly bots, mischief makers running multiple accounts, and foreign influence campaigns?
I hate how social media manufactured "discourse" has come to dominate and manipulate our culture, sowing division and fake information in its' wake. We are still so dangerously naive.