Bryan Passifiume reports that Conservative defence and foreign-affairs critics are demanding an immediate halt to Canada’s renewed defence-coordination talks with China. Military dialogue, suspended in 2018 following the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and China’s detention of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, quietly resumed on September 4. The Conservatives argue that the Carney government changed course without informing Parliament or the public, who reportedly learned of the talks through Chinese state-controlled media. They cite Beijing’s election interference, alleged secret police stations, Arctic surveillance activity, regional aggression, and efforts to influence Canadian political discourse.