Dear Diary: I hold out hope that Beijing is simply unaware that foreign electoral interference is considered unacceptable by most Canadians.
If I could sum up this beautiful land in one word, it would be this: Effectiveness.I am pleased to report that I am rounding the corner on my latest book, Ingenia, about the indomitable inventive spirit of the Canadian people. From the Avro Arrow to the paint roller, I do not think it hyperbole to say that we Canadians have invented the modern world.
I’ll admit I haven’t been following the news all that closely, but I assume this is something to do with the crisis of “internet disinformation” that I’ve heard so much about. Just the other day over rounds of euchre, Beverley McLachlin was telling me that there are electronic websites in which unlicensed writers can publish “news” without any apparent oversight by government or even a professional sanctioning body. How responsible government has any future amid such anarchy, I have no idea.
I see now why I was selected for this task. I have long been a devoted student of the Asian mindset and its interplay with the democratic West. Contrary to the populist cynicism that may have infected our journalistic class of late, the Chinese do not mean us harm and wish only for us to join them in a new multipolar era of mutual prosperity. In this, sparks are bound to arise.
By 9 a.m. — with the invigoration of a new mission already coursing through me — I set upon the first stage of my probe: Contacting the federal cabinet and asking them — point blank — if they experienced interference by China or know anybody who did. My first call — as per an annotated contact list included with the letter — was to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. “No, I have not previously heard of any allegations of interference, and I share Canadians’ outrage at the mere suggestion,” he said. 39 more to go!
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