Chinese Canadian Conservative Association

The Chinese Canadian Conservative Association (CCCA), officially the Chinese Canadian Conservative Association of Canada, is a non-profit organization that represents Canadian Conservatives of Chinese descent.

Chinese Canadian Conservative Association
Chinese Canadian Conservative Association of Canada
Formation1983[1]
Registration no.871791-5
Membership
1000[1]
Key people
Joe Li (spokesman), Eric Wen (secretary general),[1] John Wei-Bang Zhu (National Chairman)[2]

The organization was founded in 1983 to encourage Chinese Canadian involvement in Conservative politics.[1] It has no formal relationship or financial ties to the Conservative Party of Canada, but members of the CCCA must be members of the federal Conservative Party.[3]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper attended the CCCA's 25th Anniversary dinner in 2008, stating that the CCCA has played an invaluable role in developing and promoting Conservative principles and policies."[3] At the time, the organization was led by Alex Yuan, a software developer who was born in Hong Kong.[3]

Andrew Scheer at the Chinese Canadian Conservative Association (2018)

In October 2021, the group organized a press conference urging Conservative leader Erin O'Toole to resign, during which it criticized a perceived "hatred message" towards China that it claims had been pushed by O'Toole - blaming Conservative seat losses during that year's election on such rhetoric.[4] According to a report by the National Post, spokesperson Joe Li stated he personally supported Chinese unification and the right of the People's Liberation Army to fly military aircraft over Taiwan. He also blamed Canada for instigating the confrontation that resulted in the detention of the two Michaels, stating that they were only detained after "Canada started the war." The paper also alleged Li made statements claiming that Canada "should not publicly criticize Beijing’s human-rights abuses".[1]

The following May, after O'Toole's ouster, the CCCA endorsed Patrick Brown for Conservative Party leadership, an endorsement that Brown was "honoured" to receive.[5]

See also

References
  1. Blackwell, Tom (October 13, 2021). "Chinese-Canadian Tories urge O'Toole to resign, saying tough-on-China platform alienated voters". National Post. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. "加国生活 | Canadian Life Weekly - 加拿大华人保守党协会（CCCA）举行周年大会暨第37届理事选举。朱伟邦先生（Wei-Bang John Zhu）连任为加拿大华人保守党全国主席". canadalifenews.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. Smith, Joanna; Keung, Nicholas (11 April 2009). "Ethnic group waves Tory banner". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. Blackwell, Tom (Mar 27, 2023). "Conservatives have softened China stance since riding losses in 2021 election, critics say". National Post. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. Blackwell, Tom (June 10, 2022). "Conservative leadership contender Patrick Brown wins support of Beijing-allied groups, senator". National Post. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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