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Professor says Canada must keep closer eye on ‘risky’ Chinese partnerships with universities

Updated: June 23, 2023 at 4:58 pm EST  See Comments

Fri Jun 23, 2023 – 3:29 pm EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian professor testified before a House of Commons committee that Canada must do more to mandate the full disclosure of how Chinese companies interact and embed themselves in many of the nation’s universities, saying basic partnerships they have with the schools are just the “tip of the iceberg.”  

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, James Hinton, who is an associate professor at Western University and a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation of Waterloo, Ontario, told the House’s Science Committee on Tuesday that “We need to stop these terrible deals (with China).”

“End them now,” he said.  

Hinton said to MPs on the committee that Canada needs to “know who is working with Canadian research institutions and how much they have been benefiting.” 

“We really don’t know,” he added.  

Hinton listed off a litany of Canadian universities that have had dealings with the Chinese government-backed telecommunications giant Huawei. 

“I am naming these names so there is no longer a veil of secrecy in these deals,” he said, adding, “This is just the tip of the iceberg.” 

Hinton noted how Huawei has

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