Ezra Levant on Tucker Carlson Show: “Trudeau trained Chinese troops in Canada”

‘Top secret’ government documents have revealed that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to send its troops to Ontario for cold weather training and was unhappy when it was canceled, according to two Canadian media outlets.

The Canadian government’s bombshell secret 34-page file was obtained by Rebel News and The Globe and Mail.

The two outlets published excerpts from the files Wednesday, revealing that members of the PLA were scheduled to attend a military exercise at a base in Ontario in 2019.

According to the memos, the training was then canceled by Chief of Defense Staff Jonathan Vance due to concerns that China could use the trip to obtain information from Canada.

But Trudeau was displeased about the cancelation, because he thought it would look like retaliation over China’s detention of two Canadian nationals, and insisted Chinese officials be let down gently, the memos show.

Ezra Levant, founder of conservative news site Rebel News, claimed Thursday the PLA was sending spies not just soldiers to Canada through the partnership.

The plans for the joint military exercise came as tensions were boiling between the two nations, months after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzou and China hit back arresting Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.

The release of the files comes on the two-year anniversary of Spavor and Kovrig’s arrests as the two remain behind bars in Beijing.

Levant told Tucker Carlson Thursday night that the cold weather training at Ontario is just one example of an expansive partnership between Canada and the PLA.

The two nations were engaged in 18 different joint projects in 2019, he said, including troops being sent between the countries and Canada providing training to high-ranking Chinese generals.

‘It is a shock to Canadians,’ Levant said. ‘That cold-weather warfare you are referring to is just one of 18 different joint projects the Canadian armed forces had with the People’s Liberation Army in 2019 alone.

‘Canada is training one and two start Chinese generals in our war colleges, training lieutenants and majors, commanders.’

Levant said he believes China has been sending spies to Canada through the various projects.

‘We’re sending Canadians over to China, we’re bringing Chinese – I think they are not just soldiers I think they’re spies, as well – to Canada, and I don’t know a single person in this country knew about it,’ he said.

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— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) December 11, 2020

Trudeau is an asshole traitor! https://t.co/0mjZBOahzq

— Erik Luczak (@ErikLuczak) December 11, 2020

Trying to decide what’s more troubling – the fact Trudeau would allow China’s military to train in Canada or the fact that the taxpayer funded CBC doesn’t think it’s newsworthy. Who’s making the editorial decisions for them?🤔https://t.co/10oUcGFI1o

— Senator Leo Housakos (@SenatorHousakos) December 11, 2020

He needs to be charged with treason already and ousted from being PM, if that is what you can even call him. He loves his commies and terrorists and putting Canadians and Americans at risk

— Lisa Kristensen (@Lisa74Krist) December 11, 2020

Did you see the massive coverage in Canadian mainstream media about this scandal? All the pundits analysing the security implications?

No you didn’t. With few exceptions, nothing. The fake news media are silent. @ezralevant https://t.co/JhFaifaFmk

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) December 11, 2020

It's now two years since Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were kidnapped in China. They are no closer to coming home.
My column on the status of their case and the government failure two years on. Read & RThttps://t.co/sWGt1ELN2v

— Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) December 11, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who invited Chinese troops to Canada for cold-weather training, was apparently upset after his Canadian Defense Chief cancelled the invitation.

Trudeau allegedly insisted that the Chinese officials be “let down gently” over fear that they would perceive the cancellation as retaliation for the detention of two Canadian citizens by China two years ago.

The New York Post has more on this story:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited Chinese troops to conduct cold-weather training in Ontario last year — and was upset when it was canceled by Canada’s defense chief, according to reports.

Canadian media outlets the Globe and Mail and Rebel Media this week published excerpts from secret government documents about the exercises, which were supposed to take place in 2019.

The training with China’s People’s Liberation Army was canceled by Chief of Defense Staff Jonathan Vance amid concerns that Beijing could use the trip to glean information from Canada, according to the outlets, which cited the memos.

But Trudeau worried the cancellation would appear to be retaliation over China’s detention of two Canadian citizens, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, an executive of Chinese electronics and communications giant Huawei.

The memos showed that Trudeau insisted that Chinese officials be let down gently, the Daily Mail reported.