The Chinese Canadian Conservative Association, which endorsed Ma and pressured Conservative leaders, named in bombshell Jamestown Foundation study.

The Bureau

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The Chinese Canadian Conservative Association (CCCA), which endorsed Conservative-turned-Liberal MP Michael Ma, is included in an explosive study exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) United Front influence operations in Canada.

Core revelations from the study published earlier this month by the U.S. defense policy think tank, Jamestown Foundation, include the identification of 575 organizations active in Canada as part of the CCP’s United Front foreign influence network. Among its findings, the study highlights the Chinese Canadian Conservative Association and its Liberal counterpart as part of a cross-partisan influence strategy to engage with whichever party is in power.

This development raises significant questions about Ma’s recent floor crossing from the Conservative Party to the Liberal Party, which he claimed was motivated by a desire for “unity and decisive action” to reduce political division and better serve constituents by aligning with the governing party. The CCCA has been involved in pressure campaigns to oust two Conservative leaders due to their stances on China, and its associates are linked to Ma’s campaign finance filings, notes The Bureau in its coverage of the Jamestown Foundation’s Mapping Overseas United Front Work in Democratic States.

While the Jamestown report does not claim Ma acted under CCP direction, his past leadership role in the CCCA, its United Front designation, and his swift rise in the Liberal Party after the switch deepens concern about “one of the most consequential floor crossings in recent Canadian parliamentary history,” writes The Bureau.

Other takeaways include:

• The CCCA is explicitly named in the Jamestown report as part of Beijing’s network to promote its interests and pressure Canadian politicians across party lines.
• A former director, Ma was supported and endorsed by the CCCA during his 2025 Conservative campaign.
• Associates from the group appear in his campaign finance filings and event photos.
• Since joining Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals, Ma has integrated rapidly: joining a trade mission to Beijing and appearing alongside key figures in Carney’s circle.

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