For years, reports of China’s covert influence in Canada have circulated, but recent intelligence findings show just how deeply embedded Beijing’s operations have become — extending into elections, national security institutions and even top-level government affairs. The Trudeau administration, however, appears more interested in hiding these revelations than addressing them.

A parliamentary intelligence committee report exposed extensive Chinese interference in Canada’s political system, confirming that Beijing-backed actors have worked to manipulate elections, bribe officials and use Canadian resources to advance China’s interests. Canadian intelligence agencies, including the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), have repeatedly warned of China’s attempts to infiltrate Canada’s economy and government, yet the Trudeau administration has deflected and obstructed efforts to investigate these activities.

In two consecutive federal elections, Chinese operatives interfered to benefit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, according to CSIS findings. Reports indicate that China funneled money through intermediaries into at least 11 candidates’ campaigns, with most of the funds supporting Liberal candidates. Despite mounting concerns, the Trudeau government has refused to disclose who received these funds, even as Canada nears another election.

WHERE’S TEAM CANADA 👀🇨🇦 As soon as TRUDEAU was elected, he was meeting with & getting money from Chinese Billionaires with connections to the CCP. A live session today in Montreal talks about how CANADA does not take Chinese interference seriously 🤯 The USA does pic.twitter.com/zCNiVvm86e

— Melissa 🇨🇦 (@MelissaLMRogers) February 10, 2025

It's "the most comprehensive analysis of [#China's] United Front operations inside Canada…from election interference to transnational repression of the diasporic community to economic subversion."@DMCBaxendale on "The Mosaic Effect"

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— Jan Jekielek (@JanJekielek) October 21, 2023

China’s influence extends beyond election meddling. Two researchers at Canada’s top infectious disease laboratory were fired in 2021 after being accused of secretly sharing information with China. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, allegedly provided classified data to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. After their dismissal, they relocated to China, where they have continued working with researchers tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army.

https://twitter.com/spotlightoncn/status/1796694624205152426

Many Canadians believe there’s no real threat from Communist China—this is dangerously naive.

The CCP has been waging unrestricted warfare since 1989, using cyberwarfare, political interference, and economic infiltration to weaken the West without firing a single shot. Canada is… pic.twitter.com/ZVFrmtCsJ1

— Rica (@YoooRica) February 17, 2025

When opposition lawmakers demanded answers about China’s growing influence, Trudeau’s administration blocked efforts for a full public investigation. A parliamentary inquiry into the Winnipeg lab scandal was stonewalled, with Trudeau’s government fighting to keep crucial documents classified. A similar obstructionist approach has been taken regarding China’s election interference, with many hearings held behind closed doors and key information kept from public view.

Top Canadian Journalist: Widespread Chinese Infiltration of Canada Has Wildly Benefited Trudeau https://t.co/EW0IpETkup

— NahBabyNah (@NahBabyNah) March 1, 2025

Boom, here is a hot potato Ottawa — and disinformation spinners and deniers of my investigations — Canadian police official quoted in Australian report saying Beijing interference in Canada includes “ties from organized crime all the way up to the Chinese state.” @csiscanada pic.twitter.com/NKM0fGGSls

— Sam Cooper (@scoopercooper) May 19, 2023

The growing body of evidence paints a picture of a government unwilling to confront Beijing’s influence. Conservative MP Michael Chong, one of the few Canadian politicians publicly targeted by Chinese operatives, has warned that foreign influence in Canada remains a serious national security threat. Meanwhile, U.S. officials are now demanding intelligence briefings on China’s infiltration of Canada, raising further concerns about Trudeau’s handling of the issue.

Pay attention Canada.

UK's Intelligence and Security Committee in a report says China has successfully penetrated every sector of the UK economy and government has no strategy to tackle the threat.

It's no different in Canada.

China has been walking away with patents,… pic.twitter.com/VuODLwXUjU

— Kirk Lubimov (@KirkLubimov) July 13, 2023