Canadians aren’t the only ones who have noticed First Nations groups’ land grabs across the country. China, which, as of late, has been increasing its efforts to exert influence, has sent diplomats to Canada to court First Nations peoples.
On September 3, Chinese Ambassador Wang Di hosted an economic roundtable in Vancouver with nearly 60 representatives from Chinese and Canadian companies and institutions. The meeting focused on China–Canada trade, the green transition and Indigenous finance and community development.
Among those in attendance were First Nations Finance Authority President and CEO Ernie Daniels, former Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau and Sen. Yuen Pau Woo. Keep reading.
Chinese diplomats are courting Canadian First Nations groups
China is deepening its ties with Canadian First Nations as Indigenous control over land and resources becomes increasingly consequential — despite longstanding warnings about Beijing’s efforts to influence Indigenous communities.
It’s also recently been revealed that the Canadian military was bamboozled into providing specialized training and mentoring at multinational war games for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in 2023 by former Defence Minister Anita Anand.
Reports show that military officials wrestled with how the move would be perceived when it was eventually made public, and an initial response was to state that the military was not “directly training PLA personnel at this time”.
This was later revised, and internal messages confirmed that’s exactly what they were to do under Anand’s direction. Keep reading.
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Former defence minister Anita Anand approved Canadian Armed Forces personnel providing specialized training and mentoring at multinational war games involving China’s People’s Liberation Army in 2023, newly disclosed government records show.
Another country has also been trying to gain a foothold in Canada — this time through Canada’s state broadcaster.
Yesterday, CBC Calgary decided to run ads exclusively in Punjabi.
The specific advertisement that aired on CBC Calgary featured English subtitles and followed an Indian woman living abroad who arranged medical care for her mother back in India. She gets access to funds by taking an overdraft against a fixed deposit with the bank, allowing her to send money back home in India.
This advertisement was part of a campaign run by Axis Bank, whose main corporate headquarters is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, called “Far Away But Never Apart”.
When questioned, CBC responded to Juno News by saying they have “limited control” over their own advertisements. Keep reading.
CBC plays foreign language ad during CBC Calgary broadcast
At around 8:55 pm MST on Monday, Calgarians were blasted with a commercial not in French or English, but in Punjabi.
In other news, Canada’s border control officers announced they successfully deported over 100 people in major metropolitan areas who were connected to extortion-related crime following a year-long investigation. Keep reading.
Canada border officers deport 111 alleged extortion gang members
Canada’s border control officers have announced the successful deportation of 111 individuals connected to extortion-related organized crime following a year-long investigation.
Meanwhile, while all this enrichment was happening, officials in Ottawa took it upon themselves to revive Carney’s favourite pet project — a 50-billion-dollar “Maple Fund” that will be run by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Brookfield Asset Management.
The deal was announced Tuesday at the Canada Investment Summit led by Carney, who previously served as Brookfield’s chair and head of transition investing before leaving the asset manager position to run for public office. Keep reading.
Brookfield revives $50B ‘Maple Fund’ first pitched while Carney was chair
Brookfield and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have launched a massive 50-billion-dollar Canadian investment fund — reviving a concept Brookfield pitched while Prime Minister Mark Carney was still its chair and advising the Trudeau government.
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