Commentary If there is one thing we as Canadians have heard an awful lot about of late it is what has been termed “foreign interference.” This refers to efforts by foreign states to identify those in our land and use them to advance their own interests, or stifle any activity deemed not in those interests….
Government Survey on Canada-China Ties Omits Questions on Foreign Interference: Report
A survey commissioned by Ottawa aimed at studying the views of Chinese-Canadians on the Canada-China relationship did not include questions on Beijing’s foreign interference in Canada, according to documents. The report titled, “Continuous Qualitative Data Collection of Canadians’ Views,” surveyed a group of residents in Vancouver comprised of Chinese-Canadians in regard to the federal government’s…
Retired RCMP Officer Charged With Foreign Interference, Providing Intel to China
A retired RCMP officer has been arrested and charged with foreign interference. The man is accused of providing intelligence to China, according to the federal police service. William Majcher, 60, from Hong Kong, has allegedly “used his knowledge and his extensive network of contacts in Canada to obtain intelligence or services to benefit the People’s Republic…
Liberal Party in Talks to Reintegrate MP Han Dong: Report
A Liberal cabinet minister says he will meet with now-independent MP Han Dong in the coming weeks in order to evaluate his potential return to the party caucus. “I’m still going through the process. It’s something the prime minister asked me to do (and) I want to do it properly,” Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc…
Worrying About CCP Interference, Australian Councillor Calls for Severing Sister-City Relations With Chinese City
A Western Australian city is considering severing its sister-city relationship with its Chinese counterpart amid concerns that Beijing is using the ties for foreign interference. On July 12, Albany city councillor Thomas Brough sent a notice of motion, calling on Albany to terminate its sister city relationship with Linyi City, Shandong Province in China, which…
Fighting Foreign Influence: Beijing Exploits Gaps in Canadian Law; David Matas Proposes Remedies
Beijing and other tyrannical regimes exploit gaps in Canadian law to advance their transnational repression in Canada, and a prominent international human rights lawyer says this is a problem that calls for comprehensive legislation to combat their foreign interference. Winnipeg-based lawyer David Matas, senior legal counsel for B’nai Brith Canada, said repressive states like China, Russia,…
Minister Blair Doubles Down in Blaming CSIS for His Not Receiving Intel on Beijing Threat to MPs
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says staff in his office and department aren’t to blame for not informing him of Beijing threats to MPs and has repeated that Canada’s spy agency is at fault. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) “had Top Secret information that they felt that I should see, and clearly, the process…
Conservatives Say Parties Reach Agreement on Terms for Foreign Interference Inquiry
The Conservatives said all parties agreed Friday on the scope for a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada. The agreement appeared to break the impasse between the governing Liberals and the Conservatives about how to proceed with negotiations to establish a probe into efforts of foreign governments to interfere in Canada’s elections and governance….
Federal Employment Dep’t Has Fired 64 Employees Deemed Security Risks Since 2016: Records
The federal Employment Department has fired 64 employees deemed to be security risks since 2016, according to records, which noted that one of the fired employees was confirmed to be a foreign spy. The department’s staff wrote in a March briefing note for Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough and obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter that the government could not…
Senior Gov’t Officials Received CSIS Doc on Beijing Threats to MPs, Departments Confirm
Three federal departments have confirmed that their senior leadership was provided with an intelligence assessment from Canada’s spy agency that highlighted the Chinese regime’s attempt to target MPs. The information is highlighted in an order paper filed with the government by Conservative MP Michael Chong on May 5—four days after the Globe and Mail published…
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