A Conservative MP took a free trip to China this spring that was in part funded by the foreign affairs arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party – a department that is dedicated to wooing support overseas.
Babar (Bob) Saroya’s eight-day trip came amid the Chinese government’s continued efforts to reach out to Canada’s federal Conservative Party, which has publicly opposed signing a free-trade deal with China. The MP represents the Markham-Unionville riding, just north of Toronto.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced last year that the party disagrees with the Trudeau government’s goal of pursuing a trade deal with China, saying that while generations of Chinese immigrants have enriched this country, Canada should nevertheless focus on expanding trade with “like-minded democracies” such as India.
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