The threat from foreign interference, with Beijing as the main culprit, has evolved to become more dangerous to the state than traditional espionage, a former executive with Canada’s spy agency told MPs. “What we’ve seen, in the last 30 years, is that foreign interference has eclipsed classic espionage as a national security threat, both in…
Foreign Interference Eclipses Espionage as a Threat, and Beijing Takes the Lead: CSIS Veteran
Relatives of Those Killed in NS Mass Shooting Say Their Work Has Only Just Begun
The brother of a man killed during a mass shooting in Nova Scotia almost three years ago says he’s keen to make sure recommendations from a public inquiry released Thursday are implemented. “It’s great to have things move forward,” Scott McLeod told a news conference in Truro, N.S., a community about a 30-minute drive east…
NS Mass Shooting Inquiry Report Must Deliver ‘Clear Commentary’: Family Lawyer
On July 22, 2020, about three months after a gunman murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia, a procession of grieving relatives marched to the local RCMP detachment, demanding an independent and open inquiry into the rampage. Nick Beaton, who lost his pregnant wife Kristen Beaton in the April 18-19, 2020, killings, wore a sign with…
Chinese Diplomat Endorsed Montreal Councillor Who Heads Organizations Under RCMP Probe: Report
A senior diplomat from the Chinese consulate in Montreal reportedly urged attendees of an event in September 2017 to support a Brossard municipal candidate who is the director of two organizations now under RCMP investigation for being alleged Chinese police stations. On Sept. 8, 2017, the Chinese consulate in Montreal held an event at the Service…
US Investigated Threat Posed by Chinese Regime Infiltration of Canada: Intelligence Professional
The infiltration of Canada by the Chinese Communist Party was so serious that the U.S. government launched an investigation into the matter, says an intelligence professional and author of a new book on the topic. And that was 25 years ago, with the situation reportedly getting progressively worse over time. Scott McGregor’s new book on…
Man Who Crashed Through Gates of Rideau Hall to Threaten PM Loses Sentence Appeal
The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed a sentencing appeal in the case of a Manitoba man who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall in 2020 and sought an armed confrontation with the prime minister. A decision dated Thursday says the six-year sentence handed to Corey Hurren in March 2021, less a year for the…
Deputy Commissioner Mike Duheme Becomes Interim Top Mountie as Lucki Retires
The federal government announced Friday that Mike Duheme will be the interim commissioner of the RCMP until a replacement is found for Brenda Lucki. Lucki, who was appointed commissioner in April 2018, is retiring. She had announced her intention to step down last month, shortly before the expiry of her five-year term. Her tenure as…
17 Wild Horses Shot Dead Near Kamloops, BC, in ‘Disheartening’ Act: RCMP
Authorities in British Columbia are investigating after 17 wild horses were shot in what Mounties are calling a “disheartening act.” The RCMP say in a news release that Tk’emlups Rural RCMP received a report of several dead horses found about 65 kilometres west of Kamloops, near Walhachin, B.C., on Friday. Police say the RCMP’s Forensic Identification…
City Councillor Who Heads Groups Under RCMP Scrutiny Didn’t Breach Election Rules: Elections Quebec
Quebec’s election office says it won’t initiate an investigation into alleged violation of electoral law in the 2021 municipal elections by a Brossard city councillor who oversees two organizations currently under RCMP investigation as possible Chinese police stations. Xixi Li, councillor for District 8 in the city of Brossard, is also the director general of a…
EXCLUSIVE: Quebec Cut Funding to Groups Doubling as Alleged Chinese Police Stations
Montreal area organizations under police investigation as presumed Chinese police stations have had their government funding cut after an audit, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration has indicated. The ministry undertook verification work in 2020-21 with the Centre Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud (CSQRS) in Brossard and the Service à la famille chinoise du Grand Montréal (SFCGM)….
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