How Canada Became An International Joke
Editor\u2019s note: An earlier version of this episode contained characterizations of slain Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar that Canadaland has been unable to independently verify, and as such have been removed.
To put it lightly, Canada\u2019s relations with India and China have lately been a mess, with allegations of assassination, retaliation, interference, and spying. And that was before a recent Globe report raised new questions about why China detained the \u201cMichaels,\u201d and before U.S. prosecutors charged an Indian national in a \u201cmurder-for-hire conspiracy\u201d apparently connected to the killing of a Sikh activist in Surrey.
Today\u2019s conversation with Sam Cooper, the reporter who broke the story about alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, will take you inside the mess \u2014 and help make sense of it.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Spavor blames fellow prisoner Kovrig for Chinese detention, alleges he was used for intelligence gathering \u2014 The Globe and Mail
- How geopolitics caught up with Canada \u2014 Financial Times
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