加拿大总理办公室回复CPAC就选举干预问题及当前舆情的公开信

加拿大总理办公室回复CPAC就选举干预问题及当前舆情的公开信
肯定华裔贡献 反对种族歧视 维护加国民主 不容外国干预

【多伦多4月14日】加拿大中国专业人士协会(CPAC)于3月21日,消除种族歧视国际日,就近期关于与中国政府涉嫌干预加拿大选举相关的某些政治定性和一些媒体对此的不当言论,致公开信与加拿大总理暨加拿大自由党领袖Justin Trudeau,官方反对党、加拿大保守党领袖Pierre Poilievre、加拿大新民主党领袖Jagmeet Singh和加拿大绿党领袖Elizabeth May,呼吁他们关注华人担忧,避免殃及池鱼和引发新的种族歧视。CPAC日前收到加拿大总理办公室的回复,信中肯定了华裔对加拿大做出的杰出贡献,严厉谴责反华裔种族主义,同时表示开启联邦大选干预调查,对外国干预绝不容忍。

总理办公室回函翻译如下,英语原文请见文章下方。


尊敬的王先生,


来函收悉。


华裔加拿大人为加拿大做出了巨大的贡献。反亚裔种族主义与加拿大格格不入。加拿大总理一直强烈谴责加拿大亚裔社区所面临的种族主义、暴力和仇恨,并将继续秉持这样的立场,积极反对任何形式的种族主义。

维护加拿大民主非常重要且超越政党之间的分歧,我们的政府高度重视此事。为了确保选举的公正性,我们实施了保护民主计划,其中包括《重大选举事件公共程序》。根据该程序,我们成立了由高级公务员组成的独立小组,根据国家安全机构提供的信息,监测试图干扰选举的行为。在大选公正性受到威胁的情况下,他们须要通知国民。针对2019年和2021年的选举,该小组得出的结论是:尽管存在外国干涉的企图,但选举是自由和公正的。

我们永远不会容忍外国干涉,这就是为什么Mendicino部长启动了加拿大外国影响透明度登记的咨询过程,以确保外国政府代理人的透明性和责任制,并保护那些外国政府企图干涉的对象社区。这些咨询对公众开放,鼓励所有加拿大人在2023年5月9日之前通过咨询网页表明自己的看法。

正如总理在2023年3月6日所宣布的,我们的两个国家安全组织 — 国会国家安全与情报委员会(NSICOP)和国家安全与情报审查局(NSIRA)- 将对外国在第43届和第44届联邦选举中的干涉问题进行审查。

2017年,我们政府成立了NSICOP,该机构由具有最高机密安全级别的各党派的国会议员和参议员组成,正适合审查外国干涉行为及其对加拿大制度的潜在影响。同样,NSIRA将对加拿大国家安全机构在第43届和44届联邦选举期间如何应对外国干涉的威胁的操作过程进行审查。

我们政府正在采取进一步的行动,任命David Johnston阁下为外国干涉问题独立特别报告员。他将审查加拿大的国家安全监督结构设置,并建议任何其它必要的行动。如果有必要,他还将建议其他的机制或过程来回答任何没有回答的问题,包括进行正式的公开调查。我们将实施他所有的建议。

通过这些举措,加拿大政府和人民将更全面地了解过去两届联邦选举中的外国干涉的情况。我们将继续加强加拿大民主及其基础设施,并保护加拿大公民免受外国干涉。

感谢您在百忙之中来信。请接受我最诚挚的问候。

真诚的,

Jean-Luc Marion

总理办公室总理信函部高级经理

加拿大中国专业人士协会(CPAC)简介

加拿大中国专业人士协会是在加拿大联邦政府注册的非营利组织,拥有移民专业人士会员30,000多名,多年来以组织规范、制度健全、服务专业和代表性广泛而备受加拿大社会各界瞩目。成立30年来,CPAC秉承服务移民专业人士的宗旨, 全方位提供专业培训和就业与职业发展服务,并于近年逐渐致力于有关加拿大华人权益的研究、教育和培训,努力促进加拿大社会的公平、多元与共容。

英文原文如下:

Dear Mr. Wang:

I would like to acknowledge receipt of your correspondence.

Canadians of Chinese heritage have greatly contributed to Canada. Anti-Asian racism has no place in Canada. The Prime Minister has strongly condemned the racism, violence, and hate Asian communities in Canada are facing, and will continue to do so.

Safeguarding Canada’s democracy is a vital and non-partisan issue, one that our government takes very seriously. To uphold the integrity of our elections, we established our Plan to Protect Democracy, which includes the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol (Protocol). Through the Protocol, an independent panel comprising of senior public servants, and informed by the work of our national security agencies, monitor attempted election interference. They are mandated to notify Canadians in the event of a threat to the integrity of a General Election. The panels in both the 2019 and 2021 elections concluded that while there were attempts at foreign interference, the elections were free and fair.

We will never tolerate foreign interference. That is why Minister Mendicino launched consultations on a Canadian Foreign Influence Transparency Registry, to ensure transparency and accountability from the people who advocate on behalf of a foreign government, while also protecting communities that are targeted by attempts at foreign interference. These consultations are open to the public, and all Canadians are encouraged to share their views through the consultation web page until May 9, 2023.

As the Prime Minister announced on March 6, 2023, two national security bodies will review foreign interference in the 43rd and 44th federal elections: the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA).

In 2017, our government established NSICOP, which is comprised of Members of Parliament from each party and Senators with top-secret security clearance. NSIOP is well-positioned to review foreign interference attempts and the potential effects on Canada’s institutions. Likewise, NSIRA will undertake a review of how the threat of foreign interference was handled by Canada’s national security agencies during the 43rd and 44th federal elections.

Our government is taking further action by naming the Right Honourable David Johnston as Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference. In this role, he will review Canada’s national security oversight structure and provide recommendations on any further actions needed. He will also advise if there are any other mechanisms or processes necessary to answer any outstanding questions, which could include a formal public inquiry. We will abide by his recommendations.

Together, these actions will provide the government and Canadians with a better understanding of attempts of foreign interference in the last two federal elections. We will continue to strengthen Canadian infrastructure and democracy and protect Canadian citizens against foreign interference.

Thank you for taking the time to write. Please accept my warmest regards.

Sincerely,

Jean-Luc Marion
Senior Manager, Prime Minister’s Correspondence
Office of the Prime Minister