John McCallum, Canada’s (fired) Ambassador to
China was likely co-opted by Beijing before he was awarded the post in 2017,
the first time a Cabinet minister (with the ear of Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau) was sent as diplomat-in-chief to the world’s second largest economy. The
Globe and Mail reports that McCallum had “accepted more than $73,000 in
free trips to China when he was Member of Parliament on the opposition benches
between 2008 and 2015.”[1] Who knows how many other elected
representatives in Canada make such ethical compromises and gladly accept what
Beijing has to offer?
[1] “McCallum: Remarks ‘call into
question’ envoy’s suitability for continuing in his role, former diplomat
says,” The Globe and Mail, Thursday
January 24, 2019, Folio, p. A11.
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