Information & Ethics committee  Beijing's influence operations here in Canada are extensive. They obviously started in the 1980s. In the upcoming book The Mosaic Effect, we chronicle the United Front's infiltration operations on the west coast, which was ground zero. These include influencing business leaders.

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely. I've been targeted by the MSS since I started on this journey a number of years ago. There are absolutely articles and editorials directed at both me and my authors. Of course, I work with some of the most prominent people in the world, from Benedict Rogers to Dolkun Isa.

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely. I work very closely with the Chinese diaspora communities, with the Uyghurs and Tibetans, here in Canada and around the world. I know their stories. I've met with them. I've heard about the horrors of deaths inside Xinjiang. I've heard of the disappearances of friends and family members in Hong Kong.

Information & Ethics committee  Perfect.

Information & Ethics committee  Good morning. Thank you very much for inviting me. Today I hope to provide additional insights relevant to your investigation and understanding of foreign influence in Canadian elections and other spheres of Canadian society. Today I will speak with two hats on. One is as CEO of Optimum Publishing, which has published multiple books on human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party, espionage operations by the MSS and the PLA, and triad organized crime and money laundering in Canada and other nations around the world.