Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated on March 1 that he doesn’t support launching a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections as the three main opposition parties have now requested. He said in a news conference that there are already “an awful lot of mechanisms that are underway right now, determining what kind…
Trudeau Rejects Calls for Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference as Opposition Parties Unite
Mendicino Calls Foreign Interference ‘Serious Threat’ But Downplays Impact
March 1, 2023
admin
CanadaCCPChinaForeign interferenceInfiltrating the WestInternational RelationsMarco MendicinoSpecial TopicsWorld
0 Comment
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino addressed on Feb. 28 the recent allegations of Beijing interference in elections and defended his government’s actions to deal with the issue. “We had been saying for years that foreign interference represents a serious threat to our institutions, including our elections, and that is why we have put in place…
Protesters Concerned About Beijing Interference Hold Rally Outside BC Organization Probed by RCMP
As reports of Beijing’s interference on Canadian soil mount in recent months, a group of protesters concerned about such interference demonstrated outside a B.C. organization amid reports of China’s overseas police service stations. Protesters at the Feb. 25 rally were seen carrying signs, some reading “No CCP interference in Canada,” “expel Chinese spies,” and “No to China…
Tories Pressing for Trudeau’s Top Adviser to Testify on Beijing Interference
February 27, 2023
admin
CanadaCCPChinaForeign interferenceInfiltrating the WestInternational RelationsJustin TrudeauSpecial TopicsWorld
0 Comment
The Conservative Party says it will make another attempt to have the prime minister’s chief of staff testify on Beijing foreign interference before a House of Commons committee, after the NDP helped the Liberals defeat two recent attempts. “It would be beyond outrageous if the Prime Minister of our country was made aware that one…
Privy Council Says a Report Assessing Work of Foreign Interference Panel Sent to PMO
An assessment of the work done by a panel tasked with flagging incidents of foreign interference during the 2021 federal election is now complete and has been sent to the Prime Minister’s Office and the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, the Privy Council Office has confirmed. A Critical Election Incident Public Protocol created…
Former Chief Electoral Officer Calls for Independent Inquiry Into Chinese Interference in 2019 and 2021 Elections
A former chief electoral officer is calling for an independent inquiry into China’s interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections. Jean-Pierre Kingsley, who served the role from 1990 to 2017, said the recently leaked Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) documents that detail Beijing’s interference objectives in the 2021 federal election, and how the regime…
House Committee Expands Study on Beijing Foreign Interference in Light of Leaked CSIS Reports
Members of Parliament on the Commons procedure and House affairs committee decided on Feb. 21 to expand their study of foreign election interference after classified CSIS documents on Beijing’s involvement were leaked in the press. “If these reports are true … this campaign of interference is not trivial, it is not a case of one…
Investigate Allegations That China Interfered in 2021 Election to Return Liberals to Office: MPs
Conservative MPs want an investigation into allegations that China used an elaborate strategy to enable the return of a minority Liberal government in the 2021 federal election. A Globe and Mail article published Feb. 17 cites secret documents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) showing how China executed a sophisticated strategy to achieve two…
Australia to Name and Shame Foreign Interference Actors as Iranian Interference Plot Foiled
Australia will now name and shame countries that perpetrate acts of foreign interference, the Minister for Home Affairs, Clare O’Neil, has said after Australian spy agencies foiled an Iranian foreign interference plot. Australia’s domestic intelligence agency ASIO identified foreign interference as one of the biggest threats the country currently faces. “It’s time to bring foreign interference…
NDP, Liberals Defeat Committee Motion to Hear From Trudeau’s Top Advisor on Beijing Interference
Following a new media report that Katie Telford, chief of staff of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, had requested in 2017 a briefing be produced on Beijing’s foreign interference, Liberal and NDP MPs voted on Feb. 9 against a Conservative Party motion to have Telford testify before committee and obtain relevant documents. “In order to get…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`