Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
On this episode of CounterPoint, host Tanya Granic Allen is joined by Professor Stephen Nagy of the International Christian University, senior fellow and China project lead at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, to examine how Beijing is using the Canada–U.S. trade dispute to drive a wedge between North American allies.
Nagy explains the wedge strategy of corroding, corrupting and amplifying narratives, from the 51st state talking point to disinformation targeting Chinese-Canadian communities on WeChat. The conversation covers foreign interference findings, French-language flashpoints in Quebec, Western alienation and agricultural leverage, Canada's standing within the Five Eyes, and why Canada was left out of AUKUS and the Quad. Nagy closes with what Ottawa should do now: disciplined communication, stronger information defences, civic education, and deeper cooperation with the U.S. and like-minded partners.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Canada–U.S. tensions and the opening for China
2:04 — Is there real evidence Beijing is exploiting the rift?
4:17 — What China is trying to accomplish
6:07 — The wedge strategy explained
7:45 — Disinformation networks and coordination with Russia
11:12 — Beijing's influence in the Chinese-Canadian diaspora
13:26 — French language, Quebec and cultural erosion narratives
14:22 — Western alienation and agricultural leverage
16:59 — Is Canada a liability inside the Five Eyes?
19:14 — What Canada should do about foreign interference
21:00 — Protecting the Canada–U.S. relationship
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On this episode of CounterPoint, host Tanya Granic Allen is joined by Professor Stephen Nagy of the International Christian University, senior fellow and China project lead at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, to examine how Beijing is using the Canada–U.S. trade dispute to drive a wedge between North American allies.
Nagy explains the wedge strategy of corroding, corrupting and amplifying narratives, from the 51st state talking point to disinformation targeting Chinese-Canadian communities on WeChat. The conversation covers foreign interference findings, French-language flashpoints in Quebec, Western alienation and agricultural leverage, Canada's standing within the Five Eyes, and why Canada was left out of AUKUS and the Quad. Nagy closes with what Ottawa should do now: disciplined communication, stronger information defences, civic education, and deeper cooperation with the U.S. and like-minded partners.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Canada–U.S. tensions and the opening for China
2:04 — Is there real evidence Beijing is exploiting the rift?
4:17 — What China is trying to accomplish
6:07 — The wedge strategy explained
7:45 — Disinformation networks and coordination with Russia
11:12 — Beijing's influence in the Chinese-Canadian diaspora
13:26 — French language, Quebec and cultural erosion narratives
14:22 — Western alienation and agricultural leverage
16:59 — Is Canada a liability inside the Five Eyes?
19:14 — What Canada should do about foreign interference
21:00 — Protecting the Canada–U.S. relationship
GUEST
Professor Stephen Nagy: Senior Fellow - Macdonald-Laurier Institute
CounterPoint
Host: Tanya Granic Allen
FOLLOW US
• Subscribe: youtube.com/@TheNewsForum
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/thenewsforum_
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-news-forum
TAGS
#thenewsforumca #CounterPoint #TanyaGranicAllen #StephenNagy #Canada #China #CanadaUSRelations #ForeignInterference #Disinformation #Beijing #Tariffs #TradeWar #CanadianPolitics #FiveEyes #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #WedgePolitics #MacdonaldLaurierInstitute #Quebec #WesternCanada #Sovereignty #CdnPoli #Trump #MarkCarney #AUKUS
