More than a decade ago, the Buddhist group Bliss and Wisdom moved its headquarters from Taiwan to Canada’s Prince Edward Island; thousands of monks, nuns, monastic students and their families have immigrated to PEI. However, local residents find their aggressive land-grabbing and lack of transparency troubling. Yet, the island’s political establishment vouched for the group. Security experts, say immigration fraud has made Canada one of the pre-eminent national security concerns for the U.S.. How does the story of a Buddhist group in Canada’s smallest province highlight the most alarming geopolitical threat of our time?
