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Canada-China Relations committee It would seem to me that it is an important concern, although, to be frank, the reality is that any communication by anyone in China, even to a Canadian embassy or a Canadian facility, would probably come to the attention of the Chinese no matter what security you put in place.
May 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Canada-China Relations committee I think, Mr. Chairman, that's a rather different issue. The Nazi Party is not quite the Communist Party of China. The situation is not entirely comparable. It is much closer to the situation with respect to the boycotting of the Olympics in the Soviet Union. I'm not sure, Mr. C
May 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Canada-China Relations committee I have seen the comments in the press by some who are responsible who have indicated that they are taking appropriate measures to ensure that no information is available from the systems in Beijing. I am frankly not sure that I would find those positions credible. In reality, t
May 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Canada-China Relations committee My view on the subject, frankly, is that the last time we as a country decided not to participate in the Olympics—which was the boycott in the Soviet Union—was really not a success. It did nothing to further the point. Frankly, it was not a success. That should not be taken as a
May 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Canada-China Relations committee I think, Mr. Chairman, the approach to reviewing businesses is likely to be an ongoing process. The reality is that it has moved substantially from the first cases that really became an issue with respect to the Chinese acquisition of businesses in Canada. I think it really does
May 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Canada-China Relations committee Okay. Thank you.
May 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Canada-China Relations committee Mr. Chairman, I have not put in any written remarks, but I did want to make a few comments before the session begins. First, let me say it's a pleasure to appear before the committee. Some of my views are public on issues such as Huawei and the Meng case, and the detention of th
May 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Government Operations committee If you're thinking about the present procurement of Nuctech, the reality is that it's a relatively minor thing. You could add to the security review that was done that they should have looked at the technology of the equipment that was being bought, as well as the two security is
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Government Operations committee I think, Mr. Chair, that's probably unrealistic. China is still a trading partner of Canada and is likely to be so into the future. If you were to ask Canadian rapeseed farmers and pork farmers, I suspect they envisage trading with China. Do we need to trade with China a lot mo
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Government Operations committee I think that probably is unrealistic, but again, if you have a policy on what your relationship with China is and it's clearly stated, and you are more careful—
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Government Operations committee Yes. That's exactly right.
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Government Operations committee They're probably already not going to buy much in the way of technology from Canada. Nortel tried to sell into China without any success, so the reality—
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Government Operations committee It's nonetheless true today.
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock
Government Operations committee I doubt very much whether they were able to sell very much into China.
December 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ward Elcock