http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/...ying-csis.html
What do you guys thing about them publicly announcing it. it doesn't surprise me that they single out BC, as they have a very high number and concentration of recent immigrants. Likely the easiest place for foreign governments to begin this process.
In a separate article, Richard Fadden, the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, makes specific mention of China and the Middle East. He also says Canada spends 50% of its CSIS budget on Chinese-focused operations.
I for one am not surprised that a few of these countries would try to gain politically influence through the back door. They, especially China, are very interested in our resources - Just look at their investments in our oilsands recently. It stands to reason they'd want some control against any potential future anti-China anti-Middle East ownership backlash, and the best way to do that is to control some puppet politicians.
I for one am happy CSIS is monitoring these sorts of things and think it was a smart move to come out with it publicly, before it becomes a huge problem. This way politicians know they're being watched and may think twice about taking some foreign dirty money.