Conservatives Table Motion Demanding Release of CanadaChina Police Agreement in Heated Committee Showdown

A paramilitary police stands guard before the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 5, 2026. AP Photo/Vincent ThianConservative MP Frank Caputo gave notice of a motion to force the release of a confidential security agreement between Ottawa and Beijing that is contained in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in January as Prime Minister Mark Carney visited China.Caputo told Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree that a judge would find him in “contempt” for not clearly answering his questions related to the MOU, asking whether Beijing has a veto over Ottawa’s release of the text of the agreement on cooperation between the RCMP and China’s Ministry of Public Security in combating crime.