Tag: Justin Trudeau

Trudeau Skirts Questions as to Whether He was Warned About MP’s Alleged Beijing Ties

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 27 addressed questions about whether he could confirm if he was warned about a Liberal Party MP being linked to a Beijing foreign interference network by making points about racism. Trudeau said during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., that Chinese-Canadians “should always be welcomed as full Canadians, and…


Tories Pressing for Trudeau’s Top Adviser to Testify on Beijing Interference

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…


Cross-Partisan Calls Mount for Public Inquiry Into Chinese Election Interference

Cross-partisan calls are growing for the Liberal government to call a public inquiry to investigate allegations of election interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections by the Chinese government, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau having already ruled it out. “Some form of non-partisan deep look has to happen here,” said Gerald Butts, Trudeau’s former principal secretary and…


Trudeau Says Google Blocking Canadians From Accessing News Content ‘A Terrible Mistake’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Google made “a terrible mistake” after the U.S. tech giant said earlier this week that it blocked access to some Canadian news content, which it described as a test run of a possible response to the Liberal government’s online bill. “It really surprises me that Google has decided that they’d…


Google Blocking Canadians From Accessing News Content ‘A Terrible Mistake,’ Trudeau Says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Google made “a terrible mistake” after the U.S. tech giant said earlier this week that it blocked access to some Canadian news content, which it described as a test run of a possible response to the Liberal government’s online bill. “It really surprises me that Google has decided that they’d…


European Lawmaker Denounced by Trudeau and Poilievre After Meeting With Tory MPs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre on Feb. 24 criticized a visiting European politician, both calling her views “hateful” and “vile.” “Consistently, we see Conservative parliamentarians and people who should know better associating themselves with folks responsible for a particularly vile level of rhetoric and hatred,” Trudeau said during a press…


Trudeau Addresses Comment of ‘Inaccuracies’ in CSIS Leaks on Beijing Interference

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 ‘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…


On Anniversary of Russian Invasion, Trudeau Says 4 More Tanks Will Be Sent to Ukraine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Feb. 24, exactly a year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, that Canada will be sending an additional four tanks and one armored recovery vehicle to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The four Leopard 2 main battle tanks that will be sent are in addition to another four that were…


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…