I wouldn't want to politicize it in terms of a political party, but I do think that if we do not make diplomats in Canada accountable for activities that are not consistent with their diplomatic status, whether this is menacing and harassment of people in Canada, or attempting to influence discourse in Canadian newspapers, particularly Chinese-language media, by coercing advertisers and the persons who may have relatives back in China to not report on things or to report them in a certain way.... I think those diplomats should be made accountable and we should PNG them, declare them persona non grata, and bear the consequences of reciprocal expulsions.
Our passive attitude towards this simply emboldens these regimes to do more. I think we have to put a stop to it. I anticipate that we'll see more of this in collaboration with our allies, particularly in Europe, in the months ahead.