Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on Feb. 24 to clarify his comments that recent CSIS leaks on Beijing foreign interference contain “inaccuracies,” but he used information from months ago to do so. “First of all, I think Canadians understand how important it is that we continue to do all the necessary work with our…
Trudeau Addresses Comment of ‘Inaccuracies’ in CSIS Leaks on Beijing Interference
Trudeau Addresses ‘Inaccuracies’ Comment Regarding CSIS Leaks on Beijing Interference
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on Feb. 24 to clarify his previous comment that recent CSIS leaks on Beijing foreign interference contain “inaccuracies,” he used information from months ago to do so. “First of all, I think Canadians understand how important it is that we continue to do all the necessary work with…
Ottawa ‘Very Concerned’ About Leak of CSIS Documents on Election Interference: Trudeau
The federal government is “very concerned” that Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents were leaked to the press detailing Beijing’s election interference objectives in Canada’s 2021 federal election, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau was asked at a press conference in Halifax on Feb. 23 why he believes top-secret CSIS documents were being leaked to…
Chinese Interference Must Force a Reckoning in Canada
Commentary New revelations by Canadian media on leaks from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) are quickly pushing Canada beyond a point of no return. A reckoning of how Chinese influence operations and long-arm policing actually work is needed, or there is no point in even trying to resist. Most recently, the news has been…
MP Voices Concern About Chinese Diplomat Reportedly Boasting She Helped Defeat 2 Tory Electoral Candidates
MPs raised concerns Tuesday in a House of Commons committee meeting about the latest revelations from reportedly leaked Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) files that allege Chinese interference in Canada’s last two federal elections. The Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Feb. 21 heard allegations based on a Globe and Mail report that China’s…
John Robson: CSIS Leak: What Will It Take for Trudeau to Start Expelling Chinese Diplomats?
Commentary Apparently the Canadian government is justified in taking drastic measures to combat threats to national security or someone’s “self-realization” from, say, a truck horn. But if a totalitarian tyranny attempts to fiddle our elections, well, all good clean fun. At any rate, the prime minister declares himself thoroughly vindicated by the Rouleau report. But…
Mendicino Won’t Say if Panel That Found Elections ‘Free and Fair’ Received CSIS Documents Alleging China Interference
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has refused to say if an election integrity panel was given access to confidential Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents that allege China interfered in the last two federal elections. This interference is alleged to have included providing support to 11 candidates, mostly Liberals, in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)…
Minister Briefed on Chinese Police Stations in Canada Only in Last Year, Despite Online Post About It as Early as 2020
News Analysis Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino recently told MPs that he was briefed about unofficial overseas Chinese police stations in Canada only within the past year. However, The Epoch Times reported this week that a post about one such location in Richmond, B.C., was published online by a regional Chinese police bureau as early as…
UN Detects Fewer Persons Trafficked, According to New Report
According to the United Nations Global Report on Trafficking in Persons for 2022, the number of people detected as trafficked dropped by 11 percent last year. While this is the first decline in 20 years, one of the report’s authors said it isn’t necessarily a cause for celebration. “We have not really seen a decrease…
Freedom Convoy 2 to Gather in Winnipeg in February
A second iteration of the Freedom Convoy will be heading to Winnipeg, Manitoba, this coming February to commemorate those who supported the movement against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Ottawa last winter. Dubbed the “World Unity Convoy,” the convoy will gather in Winnipeg for a four-day event starting Feb. 17, 2023. “We are…
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