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Journalist Defends Reporting on Election Interference

A journalist whose reporting helped raise concerns about possible Chinese meddling in Canadian democracy told a committee of MPs on June 20 that he stands by his work. Sam Cooper, who recently left Global News to start his own online news site, told MPs that other countries, such as Australia and the United Kingdom, have…


As an MP, Han Dong Had At Least 12 Calls with Chinese Diplomats: Court Filing

MP Han Dong, who is in the midst of suing Global News for libel, says in a recent filing with the Ontario Superior Court that he previously had at least a dozen calls with Chinese Diplomats—one of which was Beijing’s ambassador to Canada. Dong, formerly a Liberal MP who now sits as an independent, made the calls as…


Canada Is Naive in the Face of China’s Infiltration and Disinformation Campaigns: Expert

Canada is faltering under China’s continued espionage and foreign interference campaigns, and as politicians willfully turn a blind eye to the threat, the country is also losing credibility among its democratic allies, an expert at a panel discussion said. Sam Cooper, an award-winning investigative journalist, said he was told by Canadian intelligence officials that Beijing…


Canada Naive in the Face of China’s Infiltration and Disinformation Campaigns: Expert

Canada has been naive about communist China its continued espionage and foreign interference campaigns, and as politicians willfully turn a blind eye to the threat, the country is also losing credibility among its democratic allies, an expert said at a panel discussion on June 7. Sam Cooper, an award-winning investigative journalist, said he was told…


China Moves Crime Money to Fuel Fentanyl Crisis in the West, Investigative Reporter Says

Beijing is fueling the fentanyl crisis in Canada and the United States through a sophisticated web involving drug cartels, loan sharks, and foreign casinos, said investigative journalist and author Sam Cooper. How Chinese money was funneled through such a web was described by Cooper as the “Vancouver model” in his book “Wilful Blindness: How a…


Sam Cooper: Inside the Chinese Communist Party’s Hidden Ties to Canada’s Criminal Underworld

In Canada, transnational criminals are exploiting government casinos to import deadly narcotics into Canada. And they’re laundering billions of dollars into real estate in Vancouver, the most expensive housing market in all of North America. Behind all this crime are hidden links to China’s Communist Party. This is detailed in a new book by investigative…