Liberal MPs failed to show up for Special Committee on Canada-China Relations meetings two weeks in a row — even as Parliament faces increased pressure over foreign interference. Due to the Liberals' unwillingness to attend, the meetings did not occur. The last committee meeting was held on November 25. Absentee Liberals include Committee Chair Ken Hardie, Peter Fragiskatos, Tim Louis, Ron McKinnon, Robert Oliphant and Jean Yip..NOTHING TO SEE HERE: Trudeau testifies CSIS ‘Targetting Paper’ on CCP raised no concerns.Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, immigration shadow minister, told the Western Standard Liberal MPs first tried to cancel the meeting altogether but their request was not approved — so they just skipped it."The Liberals are on the clock, but they are clearly not interested in working,” said Kmiec.“First, they tried to cancel the Canada-China committee and when that failed, they just stopped showing up.”.Kmiec explained the purpose of the committee is “supposed” to be to “tackle critical issues related to Beijing’s blatant disregard for international agreements and treatment of democracy campaigners in Hong Kong.”“The Liberals would rather shut things down and hide from Canadians instead of defending democratic values and advancing Canada's interests,” he said.“Common sense Conservatives are ready to do the work, stand up for democratic values, and ensure Canada’s interests are protected.”Kmiec did not say whether there are repercussions for MPs who fail to show up to committee..‘CLANDESTINE COLLABORATION’: Trudeau Liberals questioned on covering for Winnipeg lab spies.Canada faces national security threats from China on multiple fronts. In June, Tory leader Pierre Poilievre read aloud verbatim a secret Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) report detailing clandestine conduct by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s officials pertaining to the Winnipeg lab spy scandal. .Liberal/NDP coalition quash study of documents related to Chinese espionage at Winnipeg lab.Also in June, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) released a damning report revealing several traitors on Parliament Hill.Names have still not been named, even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and all other federal party leaders except Poilievre read the report.Further, in November, a Communist Party of China report celebrated the fact that Beijing interfered with 41 candidates in Canada's 2019 election, and claimed a 20% success rate in interfering with Canadian politics..CCP says it interfered with 41 candidates in Canadian 2019 election — claims 20% success rate
