According to the Blacklock's Reporter, Trudeau’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told the House Affairs committee at least one Community Party of China agent was denied a diplomatic visa and entry to Canada..“I have instructed my department to never shy away from denying a visa if it is for a political operative linked to the Communist Party of China,” Joly told the House Affairs committee.. china-flag .“One visa, is that it?” said Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton, AB). .“One visa? How many visas have been denied? Just one?”.The Globe and Mail disclosed the Chinese agent being denied. .“There was a visa that was not granted back this fall,” said Joly..“When China wanted to send a political operative last fall, we decided to deny a visa which obviously is the right thing to do. These are the different actions that we have put into place.”.READ MORE Trudeau says some Canadians won’t believe him about election interference.Joly said “if we have any form of clear evidence of any wrongdoing, we will send diplomats packing very, very, very quickly.” .No Chinese diplomats have been expelled to date, according to Joly..“We can see a coverup is still underway,” said Conservative MP Luc Berthold (Megantic-L’Erable, QC)..“It’s all well and good to say, ‘We’re going to do X, Y and Z. We are going to be strong in the face of China,’ but the facts speak for themselves. There was not a single diplomat expelled.”.“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” said Joly, adding she feared any expulsion of Chinese operatives would lead to reprisals against Canadian diplomats. .“Each and every time we make a decision in relation to another country, including China, we think about an important sacrosanct rule, reciprocity,” said Joly..“Every time we make a decision about diplomats here on Canadian soil, that has a bearing on our diplomats in China. We need eyes and ears in China.”.Charles Burton, a former Canadian diplomat posted to China, said in February 7 testimony at the House Affairs committee that Beijing had a suspicious number of “diplomats” in Canada. .“I counted up the number of diplomats accredited to Canada by various countries,” said Burton, a Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow..“Japan has 46 people here,” said Burton. .“India has 35. The United Kingdom has 23. China has 146 diplomats accredited to Canada. It does make me wonder.”
