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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
Publishing · On our record since 2019
Where this writer stands
Foreign affairs1 piece
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“C-35 is the chance to prove that bet wrong, but only if the Carney government is prepared to write the one word that every credible Uyghur forced labour policy requires: Xinjiang.” Read the piece
Climate1 piece
Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“The very welcome move to drop the mandate that all new vehicle sales be electric by 2035 and re-introduce incentives, that do not apply to imported Chinese EVs, will not address these critical problems.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Canada must stand up for human rights in ChinaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 9, 2026
- Opinion: Beijing’s attacks are only stiffening activists’ resolveOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 4, 2026
- Canada is trying to stop importing goods made by forced labour. Here is why it is not workingOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 8, 2026
- Opinion: How Canada can stand against forced labour in ChinaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 15, 2026
- Opinion: Ottawa must decide whether the downsides of allowing Chinese EVs into the country are worth itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 4, 2026
- Opinion: Canada should take chance to lead the way on ChinaOpinion · National Post · May 15, 2025
- Opinion: Being sanctioned by China just proves that our advocacy for human rights is having an impactOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 27, 2025
- Opinion: Canada is getting serious about protecting its Arctic borders, but will it be enough?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 10, 2024
- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: Canada must reject Chinese EVs, or face American wrathOpinion · National Post · Aug 20, 2024
- Opinion: Canada needs to take TikTok’s security threats seriouslyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 18, 2024
- Opinion: Canada needs to be one step ahead of China on research securityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 31, 2024
- Opinion: Canadian pension funds should divest from China’s volatile economyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 17, 2023
- Antisemitism and the celebration of war crimes have no place in CanadaOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 12, 2023
- McCuaig-Johnston: China is where political ministers and billionaires can be made to disappearOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 26, 2023
- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: China is where political ministers and billionaires can be made to disappearOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jul 25, 2023
- McCuaig-Johnston: An imagined memo from the Chinese Embassy in OttawaOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 31, 2023
- Opinion: We can throw escaped Uyghurs a lifeline by bringing more to CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 30, 2023
- McCuaig-Johnston: As a New Year’s resolution, let's try for a bit more empathyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 30, 2022
- Opinion: Canada is being naive about the risks of Chinese technologyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 12, 2022
- Opinion: The Tiananmen Square protests were built on hope. China’s current protests are built on anger.Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 28, 2022
- Kretzmar and McCuaig-Johnston: Why Canadian pension plans should divest from ChinaOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 4, 2022
- McCuaig-Johnston: What’s happening to Uyghur children in China is despicableOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 20, 2022
- McCuaig-Johnston: How the 'Summit for Democracy' can combat China's arbitrary detention of foreignersOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 9, 2021
- McCuaig-Johnston: We should boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics — but what kind of boycott?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 22, 2021
- Opinion: We should boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics — but what kind of boycott?Opinion · Edmonton Journal · Nov 21, 2021
- Opinion: Canada must not by cowed by China’s pressureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 2, 2021
- Opinion: Canadian churches shouldn’t remain silent on religious oppression in ChinaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 1, 2021
- Opinion: All Canadian universities must critically reassess their collaborations with ChinaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 17, 2021
- Opinion | There is nothing diplomatic about hostage diplomacyOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 9, 2021
- McCuaig-Johnston: We thought China could become more democratic. Instead, it is becoming totalitarianOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 17, 2021
- Opinion: We thought China could become more democratic. Instead, it is becoming totalitarianOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 17, 2021
- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: China's practice of kidnapping citizens of other nations must stopOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 3, 2020
- Opinion: China's practice of kidnapping citizens of other nations must stopOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Dec 3, 2020
- Opinion: China's practice of kidnapping citizens of other nations must stopOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 2, 2020
- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: China's practice of kidnapping citizens of other nations must stopOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 2, 2020
- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: China's practice of kidnapping citizens of other nations must stopOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 2, 2020
- McCuaig-Johnston: Fifty years of Canada-China relations are nothing to celebrate until our citizens are homeOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 12, 2020
- Opinion: Fifty years of Canada-China relations are nothing to celebrate until our citizens are homeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 12, 2020
- Opinion: Fifty years of Canada-China relations are nothing to celebrate until our citizens are homeOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Oct 12, 2020
- Opinion: China’s threats on behalf of Huawei are becoming desperateOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 3, 2020
- McCuaig-Johnston: There are no good options in dealing with China, but we should not choose the worst oneOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 24, 2020
- McCuaig-Johnston: There are no good options in dealing with China, but we should not choose the worst oneOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 24, 2020
- Kyle Matthews and Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: China must not shape the future of human rights at the UNOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 5, 2020
- Kyle Matthews and Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: China must not shape the future of human rights at the UNOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 5, 2020
- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: Just when we thought Canada-China relations could not get worseOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 29, 2020
- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston: Just when we thought Canada-China relations could not get worseOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 29, 2020
- Opinion: Britain has chosen a 4G solution for a 5G system. That’s not going to workOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 2, 2020
- Opinion: The crucial China opportunity ahead of usOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 27, 2019
- McCuaig-Johnston: Canada must take stronger action against China to free our 'detainees'Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 7, 2019
- McCuaig-Johnston: Canada must take stronger action against China to free our 'detainees'Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 7, 2019
- McCuaig-Johnston: Canada must take stronger action against China to free our 'detainees'Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 7, 2019
- Opinion: China's on the brink of losing some of its best friends and collaboratorsOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jan 25, 2019
- McCuaig-Johnston: China's on the brink of losing some of its best friends and collaboratorsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 25, 2019
- McCuaig-Johnston: China's on the brink of losing some of its best friends and collaboratorsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 25, 2019