Jonathan Manthorpe

Sep 18, 2024 | inkl.com | Jonathan Manthorpe |Jamie Bennett

POLITICS / NOVEMBER 2024 It’s Hard to Tell What Poilievre Makes of the World Besides being anti China, the Conservatives have been largely silent on their foreign policyBY JONATHAN MANTHORPEILLUSTRATION BY JAMIE BENNETT Published 7:44, SEP. 18, 2024The Conservative Party manifesto, published in September 2023, describes a broad approach to world affairs in its two pages and nine clauses on foreign policy. It is only on promised actions against Beijing that it offers an itemized agenda.

Aug 6, 2024 | opencanada.org | Jonathan Manthorpe

[Editor’s note: The highly successful book, Claws of the Panda, first published in 2019 and recently expanded and updated, tells the story of Canada’s failure to construct a workable policy towards the People’s Republic of China – one that recognizes and confronts efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to infiltrate and influence Canadian institutions and to exert control over Canadians of Chinese heritage.

Jul 17, 2024 | thewalrus.ca | Jonathan Manthorpe

Canadian prime ministers have more unhindered freedom to rule than presidents of the United States, prime ministers of the United Kingdom, or leaders in almost any other parliamentary democracy. The powers Canadians give to their prime minister are so many, varied, and beyond accountability that it is immediately understandable why political analysts use phrases such as “imperial democracy” and “friendly dictatorship” to describe the reality of the Canadian system.

Jun 4, 2024 | thewalrus.ca | Jonathan Manthorpe

T hrough naïveté and mindless belief in the universal benefits of academic exchange, some of Canada’s leading universities have contributed to the militarization of the Far East. From the start of academic exchanges with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the early 1970s, the government of Canada has watched and largely approved of Chinese students focusing almost exclusively on science and technology faculties at Canadian universities.

May 3, 2024 | vancouversun.com | Jonathan Manthorpe

Opinion: The fantasy persists among Canada’s political, administrative, business and academic establishments that the CCP has a soft spot for Canada  •   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.