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MP McLeod -- Protecting our seniors should be the number one priority of this government. Especially given these recent Chinese events, we are now even more fearful for the privacy, data and care of our seniors

Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Yesterday (May 29th) Cathy McLeod, the Member of Parliament for Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo, indicated that she has renewed serious concerns about the Chinese Government ownership of Retirement Concepts, including a local Kamloops seniors’ home.

We have seen through recent events Justin Trudeau’s naiveté when it comes to dealing with the Chinese Government. Relations between the two countries is at an all-time low”

“Since the house arrest of Huawei’s CFO (Meng Wanzhou), we have had the Chinese government retaliate by arresting Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadian citizens who have been in Chinese custody since December, as well as the punishing actions of the Chinese to our canola and pork producers,” said McLeod.

In a nut shell our working relationship with the Chinese government has never been this bad.”

Previously, MP McLeod had pushed the Liberal government, of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking how they could approve the purchase of our retirement seniors’ home for $1 billion to Anbang.  Following the purchase, it was then subsequently seized by Chinese authorities and the ownership transferred to the Chinese government.

Protecting our seniors should be the number one priority of this government. Especially given these recent events, we are now even more fearful for the privacy, data and care of our seniors, given it is now in the hands of the Chinese government,” said McLeod. 

I will be asking for reassurances from this government that our seniors are not put in a vulnerable position.”



NOTE:  The Chinese government took control of Anbang in February last year, part of a sweeping campaign to reduce financial risk. The former chairman of Anbang, Wu Xiaohui, was later sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Chinese court ~~ Insurance Journal / Reuters

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