The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse said Friday his client intends to fight the charges. Gérald Nicolas, 51, will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on Dec. 1 to face three terrorism-related charges. Nicolas is charged with leaving Canada to facilitate…
Trudeau’s Intelligence Advisor Differs From CSIS and RCMP on Convoy Protests as a National Security Threat
The prime minister’s advisor on intelligence matters told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 17 that she believed the protests and blockades of last winter represented a national security threat, taking a different position than the heads of CSIS and the RCMP. “The public order emergency is assigned meaning by the CSIS Act but…
Quebec Man Charged With Terrorism, Planning to Overthrow Haitian Government
The RCMP say a 51-year-old Quebec man has been charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse. Police say Gérald Nicolas will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on Dec. 1 to face three terrorism-related charges. Nicolas is charged with leaving Canada to facilitate a terrorist activity, facilitating a…
Man Accused of First-Degree Murder of BC Mountie Appears in Court
The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a significant delay wearing a red shirt, a beard and his black hair reached past his shoulders. Ham was ordered remanded until Nov. 24 while…
Convoy-Related Protests Were Not a National Security Threat, Says RCMP Commissioner
The cross-country protests and blockades of last winter demanding the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions were not a national security threat, according to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. “There was some snippets of information on open source, and that came through intelligence—things that were similar to the storming of the Parliament—but none of it manifested itself, so…
Cabinet Knew of Police Plan to Clear Ottawa Convoy Protest Day Before Invoking Emergencies Act, Says RCMP Commissioner
The Liberal cabinet was told on the eve of invoking the Emergencies Act that police had a plan to clear the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testified at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 15. The information was revealed after negotiations between parties at the commission, since cabinet deliberations are…
RCMP Commissioner Says She Received No Political Pressure to Deal With Freedom Convoy
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 15 that she received no pressure from politicians or senior officials to take action to deal with the Freedom Convoy protest of last winter. “Absolutely not. I didn’t feel the pressure from our point of view because we weren’t the police of jurisdiction,…
Hydro-Québec Employee Arrested on Charges of Spying for China Makes Court Appearance
A Hydro-Québec employee arrested for allegedly sending trade secrets to China appeared in court in Longueuil, Que., on Nov. 15. Yuesheng Wang, 35, made a first court appearance by videoconference after being arrested by RCMP on Nov. 14 for alleged espionage, which police said was “to the detriment of Canada’s economic interests.” The resident of Candiac, Que., is facing…
CSIS Director Says Convoy Protests Were at No Point Deemed a National Security Threat Under the Law
The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) will testify at the Emergencies Act inquiry in the coming weeks that his agency did not consider the anti-COVID-19 restrictions’ protests of last winter a national security threat under the legislation that established the agency, according to a summary of his interview conducted earlier with the…
Hydro-Québec Employee Arrested for Allegedly Spying for China
A Hydro-Québec employee has been arrested for allegedly spying for China, the RCMP says. Yuesheng Wang, 35, of Candiac, Quebec, allegedly obtained trade secrets “to benefit the People’s Republic of China, to the detriment of Canada’s economic interests,” an RCMP spokesperson said in a press conference on Nov. 14. “This is the first time this charge has been…
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