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Chinese agents 'infiltrated' every federal government from Mulroney to Trudeau — what about Carney?

Brookfield reportedly received a US$250–276 million loan from a Chinese state-owned bank for projects in Shanghai

James Snell

In case Canadians have forgotten, agents of Communist China have infiltrated every federal government from Mulroney to Trudeau, said Michel Juneau-Katsuya, a former senior intelligence officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), in a video testimony circulating online.

Is the Carney government also compromised?

“I want to be very clear: we can prove that every federal government, from Mr. Mulroney to Mr. Trudeau, has been compromised by agents of Communist China,” Juneau-Katsuya said in the 2021 video.

“Every government was informed at one point or another—every government chose to ignore the warning, either out of negligence, self-interest, or partisanship. Every government was infiltrated by agents of influence acting on behalf of the Chinese government, and we knew who they were.”

CSIS confirmed that during the 2025 federal election, a coordinated Chinese disinformation campaign targeted political figures. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) task force traced the activity to a WeChat account called Youli-Youmian, linked to China’s Communist Party propaganda network.

The operation spread narratives about Mark Carney to Chinese-Canadian voters—some messages praised his global economic credentials, while others falsely portrayed him as aligned with anti-China policies.

According to Reuters and Global News, the operation was designed to sway opinion rather than directly manipulate voting results, and officials concluded it likely did not change the election outcome, though it demonstrated an ongoing risk of foreign interference from Beijing-aligned actors.

Before entering politics, Carney served as a senior executive at Brookfield Asset Management, a multinational investment firm with significant business exposure in China, including real estate and renewable energy ventures.

Brookfield reportedly received a US$250–276 million loan from a Chinese state-owned bank for projects in Shanghai. While Carney has publicly distanced himself from Brookfield’s China dealings since leaving the firm, critics have questioned whether his former business ties could influence his government’s stance toward Beijing.

Separately, the Jiangsu Commerce Council of Canada (JCCC)—a group linked to China’s United Front Work Department—posted claims of meetings with Carney and praised his “support” for Chinese business engagement.

During the 2025 federal election, Canadian intelligence confirmed that Conservative candidate Joe Tay was targeted by a Chinese-led foreign repression campaign. Hong Kong authorities had earlier issued a HK$1 million bounty for Tay’s arrest under Beijing’s national security law, citing his pro-democracy activism.

The SITE task force found coordinated online harassment and disinformation against Tay on WeChat, Facebook, and Douyin, including fake “wanted” posters and content meant to discredit him among Chinese-speaking voters.

Carney has never been formally accused of wrongdoing in any matters involving China — allegations have never been tested in court.

In a 2017 discussion at Harvard’s Kennedy School, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab said the organization had “penetrated the cabinets” of several governments, including Canada’s, citing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and noting that “more than half of his cabinet are actually Young Global Leaders of the WEF.”

Schwab’s remark referred to political figures who had participated in the WEF’s Young Global Leaders program.