A government committee heard from witnesses that universities across Canada have partnered with Chinese agencies and would continue to do so unless Parliament mandates educational institutes to disclose these relationships. Lawyer James Hinton, associate professor at Western University and senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation of Waterloo, Ontario, who appeared as a…
Universities Should Be Mandated to Disclose Research Ties With Foreign Actors, Government Committee Hears
Witnesses testifying before a government committee Tuesday said universities across Canada have partnered with Chinese agencies and will continue to do so unless Parliament mandates educational institutes to disclose these relationships. Lawyer James Hinton, associate professor at Western University and senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, appeared as a witness at the…
Universities Should Be Mandated to Disclose Research Ties With Foreign Actors, House Committee Hears
Witnesses testifying before a government committee Tuesday said universities across Canada have partnered with Chinese agencies and will continue to do so unless Parliament mandates educational institutes to disclose these relationships. Lawyer James Hinton, associate professor at Western University and senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, appeared as a witness at the…
Two-Thirds of Canadians Want Public Inquiry Into Foreign Election Interference, Stricter Regulations: Poll
Close to two-thirds of Canadians support a public inquiry into foreign interference in elections, and 58 percent of Canadians believe foreign governments have successfully influenced voting in the country, according to a new poll. In the Research Co. survey, one-third of Canadians, or 33 percent, responded that it was “very likely” that China has attempted…
New UK Law to Counter Threat From Foreign Spies
The government is to strengthen Britain’s “archaic” counter-espionage laws amid growing concern about the security threat from foreign spies operating in the UK. The Queen’s Speech includes a commitment to a Counter-State Threats Bill which will create a U.S.-style register of foreign agents. Under American law, individuals working on behalf of foreign governments, officials, or…
UK Plans New Law to Counter Threat From Foreign Spies
The government is to strengthen Britain’s “archaic” counter-espionage laws amid growing concern about the security threat from foreign spies operating in the UK. The Queen’s Speech includes a commitment to a Counter-State Threats Bill which will create a U.S.-style register of foreign agents. Under American law, individuals working on behalf of foreign governments, officials, or…
Xinhua, Beijing’s Propaganda Arm, No Longer a Member of Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery
Xinhua News Agency, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, is no longer a member of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery, the president of the Gallery has confirmed. “The member from Xinhua News Agency did not submit a membership review form for 2020 as required annually,” Catherine Lévesque said in a statement. “Therefore, neither the member,…
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