Winnipeg man was member of Chinese military cyber branch

What a fascinating read. Not the linked article but the actual proceedings:

see the docket: https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/52504...

Which reads: Mr. Xu, a 43-year-old Chinese national, is inadmissible to Canada on security grounds pursuant to paragraphs 34(1)(a) and (f) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [IRPA].

Relevant Canadian Law: https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/page-6.html#docCon...

    34 (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on security grounds for
    (a) engaging in an act of espionage that is against Canada or that is contrary to Canada’s interests;
    (f) being a member of an organization that there are reasonable grounds to believe engages, has engaged or will engage in acts referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (b.1) or (c).

I am so not a lawyer, but the law seems to be written in present tense. Huajie Xu retired from the PLA in 2018 and came to Canada legally with a valid permanent resident visa in 2021. This case cites very similar one: Geng v. Canada (2023) in which the applicant was ultimately granted admission.