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e-2231 (Economy)
E-petition
Initiated by Octavian Cadabeschi from Vancouver, British Columbia
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Whereas:
- Under the Investment Canada Act (ICA), the Minister approved the sale of long-term care chain, Retirement Concepts, to Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group;
- Under the ICA, the Minister approved the sale of Canada’s largest hotel owner, InnVest Hotels, to Bluesky Hotels, a mysterious company fronted by a former Anbang executive;
- Chinese government authorities seized Anbang and transferred ownership to the state in 2018;
- China’s controlling stake in Anbang warrants greater scrutiny;
- China violates basic human rights;
- China recently retaliated against Canada sentencing two Canadians to death, arbitrarily detaining two Canadians in China, and blocking Canada’s canola and pork exports;
- Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Committee reports that China has engaged in espionage and foreign influence activities within Canada;
- China’s Ministry of State Security was reportedly behind the massive cyberattack against the Marriott hotel chain compromising the personal information of 500 million guests; and
- China’s control of Anbang, and ties to Bluesky, may put the security and privacy of Canadians’ personal, medical and financial information belonging to seniors, employees, the travelling public and other stakeholders at risk of intelligence gathering.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development to:
(a) announce how the government is protecting the privacy and security of Canadians affected by these transactions;
(b) disclose what commitments Anbang, Bluesky, and their respective operating partners, agreed to under the ICA and how they remain compliant given Anbang’s new ownership; and
(c) disclose what recourse Canadians have under the ICA when a foreign investor becomes a state-owned enterprise.
- Open for signature
- June 11, 2019, at 12:03 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 11, 2019, at 12:03 p.m. (EDT)
