China infiltrated local and federal political leadership races in Canada: intelligence report

by David Krayden

The classified document does not identify the candidate in question but only calls him “CA3.”

According to a top secret report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) a leadership candidate for a provincial political party met with Chinese agents at a Chinese consulate in 2022 to secure their support.

Journalist Sam Cooper, reporting in The Bureau, details how a CSIS “Intelligence Assessment” from Oct. 31, 2022 explored the many ways in which communist Chinese agents are utilized to influence leaders of Canadian political parties at all levels.

The classified document does not identify the candidate in question but only calls him “CA3.” However, given the date range of the CSIS investigation, Cooper argues that the individual had to be running for either the Bristish Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) or the Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) since both had leadership races during that period.

China has four consulates in Canada, located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.

Both the BC NDP and the Alberta UCP denied that a candidate met secretly with Chinese officials during their respective leadership races.

“We are not aware of any leadership candidate participating in any such meeting,” UCP spokesman Dave Prisco emailed The Bureau. “The UCP has stringent procedures.”

“Our verification and voting processes during the leadership contest were overseen by third-party auditors, scrutineers, and were streamed live on a publicly available webcam 24/7, ensuring unparalleled transparency and accountability.”