Professor says Canada must keep closer eye on ‘risky’ Chinese partnerships with universities

by Anthony Murdoch

‘Huawei has received intellectual property from the University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto, McGill University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, the University of Ottawa, the University of Laval,’ the professor testified.

(LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian professor testified before a House of Commons committee that Canada must do more to mandate the full disclosure of how Chinese companies interact and embed themselves in many of the nation’s universities, saying basic partnerships they have with the schools are just the “tip of the iceberg.”

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, James Hinton, who is an associate professor at Western University and a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation of Waterloo, Ontario, told the House’s Science Committee on Tuesday that “We need to stop these terrible deals (with China).”

“End them now,” he said.

Hinton said to MPs on the committee that Canada needs to “know who is working with Canadian research institutions and how much they have been benefiting.”

“We really don’t know,” he added.

Hinton listed off a litany of Canadian universities that have had dealings with the Chinese government-backed telecommunications giant Huawei.

“I am naming these names so there is no longer a veil of secrecy in these deals,” he said, adding, “This is just the tip of the iceberg.”

Hinton noted how Huawei has partnered with over 20 of Canada’s top research institutions.

“Huawei has received intellectual property from the University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto, McGill University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, the University of Ottawa, the University of Laval,” he said.