I think there is something off about this. Ottawa absolutely must have known about these sorts of activities by the Chinese government long before the Chinese were invited to come talk about free trade. So why did they invite them if they thought it was a problem and why do they now pretend to have just found out about these goings on? I wonder if Ottawa is putting on a show of caring about these issues so people will think there is no problem and negotiations can proceed without pesky public opinion getting in the way.
Poster Vic E brought up the Sidewinder report on China in another thread, and here is what the Globe and Mail had to say about it:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/china-set-up-crime-web-in-canada-report-says/article4163320/