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Upcoming Webinar!

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Date & Time: Thursday, Sept 19th, 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Description: The Liberal government recently imposed a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles. What‘s at stake in this move? Is this simply another attempt to cozy up to America‘s new cold war against China? Is it an attempt to gain support from autoworkers in the leadup to the next federal election? EVs may not be the only answer to the climate catastrophe we face today, but are they part of the solution? Join us for this special webinar on Canada-China relations and the environment.

Sam Gindin is co-author (with the late Leo Panitch) of The Making of Global Capitalism (Verso) and the former research director of the Canadian Auto Workers from 1974-2000. He currently works with the Socialist Project in Toronto.

Elizabeth May is the co-leader of the Green Party and represents the Vancouver Island riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands on the territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation. She has worked as a lawyer and government policy advisor and was the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada for 17 years.

Sept 6, 2024

Canada-China Focus Statement on EV Tariffs Imposed by Canadian Government

Upcoming Event:

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/485010304413284

Live-stream: https://us06web.zoom.us/w/81995537055?tk=l2qcnQSpX26J9Qp0ddZyqI1BG37iRB5vIMPoIWPHjVg.DQcAAAATF1CanxYzNGlWTnMzVlJjdTF4MWpuS21LTXh3AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&uuid=WN_PQdwwUASTqasB5lDWupnMw

Serious concerns are being raised about the rapid passage of Bill C-70, known as the Countering Foreign Interference Act.

This discussion aims to deepen public understanding of the bill, its far-reaching implications and potentially devastating impact on social movements as well as the critical importance of challenging and moving beyond the motivations that fuel a national security state in Canada.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

C-70 is an omnibus bill, amending the Canadian Security Intelligence Act, the Security of Information Act, the Criminal Code, the Canadian Evidence Act, and introducing a new act, the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act.

Rights groups warn this bill is likely to erode civil liberties and human rights. Passed with minimal scrutiny, Bill C-70 amends key security and criminal laws, threatening fundamental freedoms, including free speech, assembly, and privacy, and could be used for profiling based on politics, race, religion, or nationality.

SPEAKERS:

Senator Yuen Pau Woo
Professor Midori Ogasawara
Tim McSorley (National Coordinator, International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group)
With an introduction from Professor John Price

HOSTS:
Hosted by Canada-China Focus
Moderated by Bianca Mugyenyi

CO-SPONSOR:
Canadian Foreign Policy Institute

Submissions to the Public Interference Inquiry

See below two submissions to the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference by CCF advisory members Dr. John Price and Dr. Tim Stanley. Note that these submissions reflect the work and thoughts of the author alone and do not necessarily represent the views of CCF.

Submission to the Honourable Marie-Josée Hogue, Commissioner of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions.

by John Price, Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria.

July 2024

The History and Consequences of Sinophobia and Anti-Chinese Racism in Canada: A Submission to the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions.

by Timothy J. Stanley, Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa

July 2024

Webinar

On June 13, CCF hosted the webinar, “Foreign Policy and Anti-Racism Today”, featuring panelists Timothy J. Stanley, Monia Mazigh, Jamila Ewais, and Alejandro Paz. Further details on this event, the panelists’ bios, and other past CCF webinars can be found at: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ccf/events-and-projects/videos/

March 2024 – Chinese Translations of IJV Statement

Given the gravity of the situation in Palestine, CCF offered assistance to Independent Jewish Voices in translating Chinese-language materials to educate others on what has been happening in Palestine. IJV has produced “Six Things You Should Know About Israel/Palestine” in both simplified and traditional characters. Links to the files are below. The English version can be found on p.2.

simplified characters: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ccf/wp-content/uploads/sites/6776/2024/07/IJV-Chinese-Community-Simplified.pdf

traditional characters: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ccf/wp-content/uploads/sites/6776/2024/07/IJV-Chinese-Community-Traditional.pdf