Thank you, Chair.
My first question will be for Mr. Manthorpe.
I'm glad he was able to finish. I have read Claws of the Panda.
I wonder, Chair, if he could continue speaking about the United Front department's activities in intimidating Canadians of Chinese heritage, and activists as well.
He had written back in July 2020, in the National Post, “As someone who has studied the influence of China in Canada, it is clear to me that this country needs to put in place defences against the covert, coercive and corrupt influence of the CPC, which has been systematically eroding resistance to it from within”.
Chair, my question would be, where do we start? How can we protect Canadians of Chinese heritage who are being targeted by these coercive campaigns?