Senator Yuen Pau Woo

The Hill Times Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo (British Columbia) says Canadian media have done a “great disservice to this country” and “great damage to our democratic system” in casting a “pall of trust and faith in the electoral system” in recent remarks following the release of special rapporteur David Johnston’s report into foreign election interference. In an interview with The Hill Times following the May 24 panel session, Woo said “I’m waiting for th…

Senator Woo joined Phil Taylor on the Taylor Report to discuss the fevered political environment in Canada in which parties make great noise about opposing/confronting/standing up to China. Unsubstantiated claims from unnamed sources that China has interfered with or tried to influence elected officials have already damaged careers and reputations of Chinese-Canadian leaders. Now there is a demand from some quarters that we in Canada should bring in laws establishing foreign ag…