A government that took these threats seriously would properly fund and resource security intelligence and law enforcement organizations. And it would read their reports.

Many have said that Canada is more or less open to immigration, and our history over the past century demonstrates that.

Sure, there have been times when governments were not as welcoming: the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923; the incarceration of Ukrainians during the First World War; and the internment of Japanese and Italian Canadians during the Second World War. But overall, our record of admitting and embracing those from abroad is a good one.

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There have also been instances where small numbers of newcomers have brought criminal activity to our shores: think Asian triads in Vancouver and Italian organized crime. But these pale in comparison to all the good these communities have contributed.

There is another downside, however. Many of the diasporas in our nation have been targeted by agents and entities tied to their homelands, especially when those governments want to stifle dissent. Good examples are China’s attempts to pressure Hong Kong, Tibetan and Uyghur activists to stop calling attention to Beijing’s actions (concentration camps, suppression of culture, ‘sinicization’ of parts of........

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