A former espionage officer claims that some Canadian politicians are on the payroll of foreign agents.
, Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific desk at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service , told the Commons ethics committee, “There are elected officials at all levels whether it’s municipal, provincial or federal who are being paid by foreign governments and who are not necessarily acting in the interests of Canada.”“Foreign agents try to recruit elected officials.
Both the RCMP and CSIS were concerned to see politicians involved in activities, said Juneau-Katsuya, “that were questionable in light of their responsible office.” Canada does not have any federal law mandating disclosure of foreign agents paid to lobby elected officials.would publicly name all federal lobbyists acting for, “a foreign government, an individual or entity related to a foreign government,” and require disclosure of payments and identities of clients under threat of $200,000 fines and two years’ jail.
Listing “countries like” China, Iran and Russia, he said, “we have evidence to show they are very active right now within our borders.”requiring disclosure of agents since 1938. It was initially established to track Nazi sympathizers so is obviously still useful.It includes mandatory registration of all former cabinet ministers acting on behalf of foreigners.
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