Information & Ethics committee  I'm not fully aware of what he said. In fact, I don't pay much attention to Alex Jones. The only consideration I have is imagining what would happen if disinformation were being spread on WeChat in a language that is not one of the official languages and what kind of discourse we would have.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  From what I've gathered, it was by attending radio interviews and community events where he publicly announced that he was not going to support what he called this “anti-Asian foreign interference registry”. There was zero clarification as to what exactly Bill C-282, which I had proposed, would have done.

Information & Ethics committee  I certainly get that impression myself, as well. The panel of five and the SITE task force are decision-makers who aggregate and assess based on aggregated information that is provided to them, so they are very far from where disinformation and misinformation happen locally. Canada has 338 ridings right now.

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely. Even until recently, when I was summoned to the commission hearing, there was still disinformation being spread on CRTC-regulated airwaves that said I was a liar, that said there was zero proof of the Uyghur genocide that I advocated against, and that said my proposed registry for foreign interference was entirely designed to persecute Chinese people.

Information & Ethics committee  That's my observation in the riding that I ran for re-election in, Steveston—Richmond East in B.C. Certainly, that's what I observed and felt. I always put myself in my opponent's shoes. If I observed disinformation being propagated against him, a character assassination, I would actually stand to defend him because it is not true.

Information & Ethics committee  It touches my very inner identity to its core, because I always believe that the Prime Minister is wrong that Canada does not have a systemic and structural discrimination against a certain group. However, what I heard during the hearings shook that a little bit because it looks like there are some Canadians who are more valuable and worthy of protection than others.

Information & Ethics committee  I think there has been much commentary on this. I agree with some of the commentary that says that obviously the Liberal government set this up to catch the Conservatives benefiting from Russian disinformation, and they were caught by surprise by the Communist Chinese campaigning to help the Liberals themselves.

Information & Ethics committee  I think there is a problem with your question, sir, because it presumes that disinformation and misinformation are spread only during election time. As a matter of fact, that is not true. Even in the public inquiry into foreign interference, when the hearings were being conducted, there was disinformation.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, as we navigate through the labyrinth of disinformation and misinformation, I am compelled to share personal experiences that underscore the urgency of our task. Whether concocted by state actors, malicious groups or individuals, the intent is very clear.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I do, although I do not have the screenshot showing the admission of guilt from consul general Tong Xiaoling.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I believe it was the other Richmond MP, Ms. Alice Wong.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Like I said at the beginning, the Conservative Party of Canada has been portrayed as not friendly to the CCP regime in Beijing, therefore.... Even in the article you just referred to, according to the CSIS whistle-blower, the consul general also saw the Conservatives as less of a preference than Justin Trudeau's Liberals.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The simple answer is yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Therefore, it's a different form of disinformation that you're trying to spread here, ma'am.