Category: Foreign interference

No Reason Foreign Interference Legislation Can’t Be Passed Quickly: Former Clerk Wernick

In light of controversies surrounding foreign interference and related government reactions, the former top public servant in Ottawa says there’s no reason parties can’t work together to legislate on the matter in the coming months. Michael Wernick, former Clerk of the Privy Council, says this should be done to “protect the future.” Wernick was testifying…


A Warning to Us All, Beware of Spies

Commentary Are Australian businesspeople being targeted by operatives of the CCP to provide sensitive information and data to the Chinese regime? The question arises following the arrest of a Sydney businessman, Alexander Csergo, following a joint Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and Counter Foreign Interference Taskforce (CFIT) investigation. He was charged with selling Australian defence…


ANALYSIS: The Missing Pieces in Trudeau Foundation’s Chinese Donation Puzzle

News Analysis New information is surfacing on the Chinese donation that took down the leadership of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, but how accurate is it and how does it tie into the larger picture? It’s clear that the donors were affiliated with the Chinese regime, and reportedly the money was meant to serve a…


Former Top Officials Can’t Recall 2017 Memo on Chinese Regime Interference

Two former top federal officials who had alleged links to a 2017 memo to the prime minister on Chinese regime interference told a committee of MPs they have no recollection of the matter. “I have no memory of seeing that note,” Michael Wernick told the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) on…


Intelligence Committee Laments Difficulty in Obtaining Documents From Feds

The group of select parliamentarians tasked with reviewing the intelligence in the hands of the federal government says its facing obstacles in getting access to the material it needs to do its work. “The committee faces several challenges to obtaining the information we are entitled to under the law and that we need to fulfill…


Australian Man With China-Links Arrested for Selling State Secrets to Foreign Spies

An Australian man has been arrested for allegedly sharing national security intelligence with foreign spies. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested and charged 55-year-old Alexander Csergo at his residence in the affluent suburb of Bondi in Sydney on April 14. The arrest occurred as part of a joint investigation with the Counter Foreign Interference Taskforce…


CSIS Had Duty to Warn Minister on Interference Concerns, Not Political Staff, Telford Testifies

The prime minister’s top adviser told a Commons committee that it was not her duty to warn a cabinet minister that someone in the 2019 election campaign had close ties to Chinese diplomats. Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made the comments while testifying before the Standing Committee on Procedure and…


CSIS, Not Political Staff, Had Duty to Warn Minister on Interference Concerns, Telford Testifies

The prime minister’s top adviser told a Commons committee that it was not her duty to warn a cabinet minister that someone in the 2019 election campaign had close ties to Chinese diplomats. Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made the comments while testifying before the Standing Committee on Procedure and…


Trudeau’s Top Advisor Says Not Involved in Discussions About CSIS Warning on MP Dong

The top advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told MPs that she wasn’t involved in conversations surrounding a warning given by the spy agency that a Liberal Party candidate was being supported by the Chinese regime. “What I can say is I was never involved in a conversation on the subject,” said Trudeau’s Chief of…


Trudeau’s Top Adviser Says She Wasn’t Involved in Discussions About CSIS Warning on MP Dong

The top adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says she wasn’t involved in conversations surrounding a warning given by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service that a Liberal Party candidate was being supported by the Chinese regime. “What I can say is I was never involved in a conversation on the subject,” said Trudeau’s Chief of…