SOUNDING THE ALARM: A Police Deal, Beijing, and Questions Canada Can’t Ignore
Reports of A new RCMP agreement with Beijing’s security ministry — tied to alleged illegal police stations — is fueling growing concern in Ottawa.
Concerns about foreign interference in Canada are once again front and centre — and this time, they’re colliding with a formal policing agreement that’s raising serious questions.
Conservative MP Michael Cooper is among those sounding the alarm, pointing to what he sees as a troubling connection between Canada’s actions and ongoing security concerns tied to Beijing.
In a recent statement, Cooper wrote:
“Veteran RCMP Director WARNS Carney’s police deal with Beijing is with the SAME Public Security Ministry operating alleged illegal police stations in Canada. What could go wrong?”
It’s a pointed question — and one that lands differently in light of recent testimony.
On April 22, 2026, Bryan Larkin told a Senate committee that Chinese police should be viewed as a law enforcement “partner,” even comparing them to the FBI. He made the remarks while defending a memorandum of understanding between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and China’s Ministry of Public Security.
That agreement, according to testimony, was signed earlier this year during a visit to Beijing by Mark Carney.
And that’s where the concern sharpens.
Because the same Ministry of Public Security has been linked — in multiple reports and investigations — to alleged overseas “police service stations,” including some that have operated in Canada. Canadian authorities have previously investigated such sites, raising concerns about potential intimidation and foreign interference tied to the People’s Republic of China.
No one is suggesting that Canadian officials are running illegal operations.
But critics are asking a different question:
Why is Canada entering into policing cooperation with a security apparatus that has been tied to alleged activities on Canadian soil?
Supporters of the agreement may argue that international cooperation is necessary in a world where crime crosses borders. That’s true.
But national security isn’t just about cooperation — it’s about judgment.
And when that cooperation involves agencies facing ongoing allegations of operating beyond their borders, Canadians are right to ask where the line is drawn.
The issue now isn’t just foreign interference.
It’s whether Canada is getting too comfortable working alongside it.
