My motion calling on Canada to examine its risk of complicity in grave violations of international law in Gaza was defeated 40-12. Here is the exchange that preceded the vote:

Congratulations to the Canada-Hong Kong Intercultural Association on your second annual Kung Fu Film Festival at SilverCity in Richmond Hill. The live Lion Dance and martial arts performers were as impressive as what we saw on screen!

Thank you to @senatoralzaibak.bsky.social, the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD) and Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) for co-hosting yesterday's symposium on “The Future of Middle Powers After the Rupture.” Read/watch my speech: senatoryuenpauwoo.ca/en/domestic-...

Thank you to AIB Canada & @sfu.ca Beedie for inviting me to speak at your recent conference on middle power strategies and implications for firms. Here is a framework for understanding four different approaches that middle powers, such as Canada, are pursuing: senatoryuenpauwoo.ca/en/domestic-...

An egregious example of foreign interference hysteria and anti-China prejudice that caused great harm to an innocent Canadian. Sadly, this is not an isolated case. www.asiasentinel.com/p/amid-canad...

Ben-Gvir’s actions are egregious but don’t fall for the narrative that he is just one bad apple. The decision to hijack the humanitarian flotilla and kidnap Canadians was taken by the Israeli government. That is what @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social should be protesting. www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...

Quel plaisir d'avoir célébré le Mois du patrimoine asiatique au Sénat. Merci aux artistes, aux intervenants et à tous ceux qui se sont joints à nous pour reconnaître les cultures, l'histoire et les contributions des communautés asiatiques au Canada.

Wonderful to celebrate Asian Heritage Month at the Senate. Thank you to the performers, speakers, and all who joined us to recognize the cultures, histories, and contributions of Asian communities in Canada.

JUST RELEASED: A Nanos poll shows 79% of Canadians agree with the merit-based Senate appointment process, now in its 10th year, with only 5% who want to return to partisan appointments. Read my OpEd with @donnadasko.bsky.social on the broader implications: www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/13/p...

A year after Canada, the U.K. & France warned Israel to improve humanitarian access in Gaza, the situation remains intolerable. I asked Gov Rep in the Senate, Pierre Moreau, what follow-up action Canada has taken & suggested reviewing Canada’s free trade agreement with Israel, as the EU is doing.

We just published a new report raising the alarm about the foreign influence activities of the Israeli government, which has been engaging in deception and covert ops to intervene in Canadian public affairs. Canada must hold malicious actors accountable. www.cjpme.org/israeli_fore...

Kudos to the Senate Human Rights Committee for highlighting the persistent danger of #antisemitism & the real fears of Jewish Canadians. I asked chair @senatorsenior.bsky.social if the committee can assure Canadians it is NOT antisemitic to call out Israel for genocide, apartheid & war crimes:

Israeli authorities have used access to water as a weapon against Palestinians, systematically depriving people in Gaza of water in a campaign of collective punishment. Our latest report has the details:

On 22 April 2026, a complaint was submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) outlining a group of charities promoting the Israeli military and potentially aiding and abetting illegal military recruiting. buff.ly/ke5Q7b5

Not just an American problem www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I pressed Gary Anandasangaree, the Minister of Public Safety, on the threat of non-state actors in foreign interference, and why they are exempt from the foreign influence transparency registry:

What went wrong in Israel? A genocide scholar examines ‘what Zionism became’

“While I understand foreign policy is the art of managing double standards, these double standards become more and more jarring as the circumstances appear more and more clear,” says Sen. Woo of the legality of the wars in Iran and Lebanon. www.hilltimes.com?p=499655

Awaiting the response from @globalaffairs.canada.ca @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...

The government has yet to clearly state whether the U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran and Lebanon is legal under international law. My thoughts in @hilltimes.com:

Congratulations to the 全加陈潁川總堂 on your 108th anniversary. A special shout out to Chairman 陈永权 and Glynnis 陈开心 for your dedication to the association over many many years and for inviting me to this special occasion.

AI is rapidly restructuring and displacing millions of jobs globally, including half of Canadian payroll. The defining political and economic question of our time is: How can the AI dividend help raise the economic floor for everyone, not just concentrating wealth for a narrow set of shareholders?

« Il faut envisager que l’Iran n’est qu’un chapitre dans un plan à beaucoup plus long terme. » “We have to consider that Iran is just one chapter in a much longer-term plan.” — Prof. Pierre Pahlavi (Canadian Forces College) in response to my question at Senate foreign affairs

“Concerns over reliance on Chinese renewable technology are overstated, as solar panels and wind turbines, once installed, generate energy for decades . . . . The strategic response is faster deployment, not hesitation dressed up in the language of security”. @globalaffairs.canada.ca

How might Israel emerge from this war, and what does it mean for the region and Palestine? At the Senate committee on foreign affairs, I asked @dhorak.bsky.social to assess the broader implications.

Tings Chak & I from Tricontinental write in the April issue of the journal Monthly Review on "The Idea of the 'Uyghur Genocide' and the Realities of Xinjiang". We end with a consideration of the need for politics in debates around ethnicity. See our essay here, monthlyreview.org/articles/the....

A “Jimmy Lai” story that has been ignored in Canada. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

How has the war affected public attitudes in Gulf countries? At last week’s Senate committee meeting on foreign affairs, I asked @globalaffairs.canada.ca how people in Gulf states are reacting to a conflict they didn’t start but are now impacted by.

Western countries who want to rebuild an open, fair and rules-based international must extend their engagement beyond only 'like-minded' partners, writes our editorial board.

Does Canada support regime change in Iran? If so, does that extend to outcomes achieved through force? I pressed @globalaffairs.canada.ca officials at the Senate foreign affairs committee for a clear answer. 👇

Is the US/Israel war on Iran illegal? Last week, at the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, I asked @globalaffairs.canada.ca to clarify the legal basis for the use of force. #cdnpoli

Thank you @pitasanna.bsky.social and @juristnews.bsky.social for a great conversation on C-12, C-9, double standards in Canadian foreign policy, Iran, Gaza, the role of the Senate and much more. www.jurist.org/features/202...

Last Friday, I joined with 200+ professionals, skilled workers, students, community workers, caregivers ++ who gathered on Parliament Hill to protest the unreasonable IRCC delays in processing their citizenship applications — amounting to as much as 90 months!

Read my op-ed in the @vancouversun.bsky.social: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

A U.S. think tank claims 575 organizations in Canada are tied to the CCP’s United Front system, without offering any meaningful evidence. Sweeping allegations like this risk casting suspicion on all Chinese-Canadian organizations and discouraging participation in Canada’s democracy.

However odious the regime in Tehran, war is not the solution – especially not an illegal war that targets civilians, including the 160+ schoolgirls killed by a precision bomb in Minab. We must be consistent in our condemnation of illegal wars – in Ukraine as in Iran.

I would welcome @jennykwan.bsky.social's bill to be debated in the Senate. It is an important step towards taking the sign from the window.

A recent report by @thejamestownfdn.bsky.social claims that hundreds of Chinese Canadian organizations are linked to the CCP’s United Front system—based on little more than cultural or community activities. 1/3

Oh for such leadership in Canada. Statement by the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez: www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/i...

The sign is back in the window. Actually, it was never taken down.

Foreign Interference Alert: US Think Tank spreads disinformation, amplified by witting or unwitting Canadian agents, including current and former politicians, officials and minor academics. @csiscanada @NSICOPCanada @nsiracanada static1.squarespace.com/static/686a94d…

Don't be fooled by Senator Moreau's misdirection. My question is whether the government knew that @generaldynamics.bsky.social sold propellant for US-made howitzers that were subsequently provided to 🇮🇱 in 2024/25. The question still stands. Same goes for the Canadian Commercial Corporation.

Non-state actors, including “foreign funded media and organizations” won’t have to register, which means the registry will not capture the most serious forms of foreign interference in Canada today. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Not only that, but the U.S. is also Vietnam’s top export market, not China. If Vietnam can successfully avoid over-dependence on its giant neighbour, why can’t Canada? A message for continental determinists. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

I wrote to the Canadian Commercial Corporation seeking transparency on its Human Rights Assessment of indirect transfers of Canadian military equipment to 🇮🇱 via 🇺🇸, as reported by CBC News & @alex.readthemaple.com. If there’s no complicity risk, say so. If there is, Canadians deserve to know.

More questions about Canadian complicity on Israel's genocide in Gaza. Time to take down the sign from the window. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...