Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians — one of the country’s intelligence watchdogs — to launch a new investigation of foreign election interference in Canada, CBC News has confirmed.
The news was first reported by the Canadian Press.
Trudeau is expected to lay out more details during a news conference at 5:30 p.m. ET. CBC News will carry it live.
Iran’s supreme leader has called the suspected poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months an “unforgivable” crime amid signs that hundreds of schoolgirls have been treated in hospital, many more than the regime had previously admitted.
“Authorities should seriously pursue the issue of students’ poisoning. This is an unforgivable and big crime … The perpetrators of this crime should be severely punished,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. He added there would be no amnesty for those found guilty.
Just before midnight on a Friday in January, a fire tore through a three-story house in East Elmhurst, Queens, injuring 10 people inside and killing a 63-year-old man who was trapped on the second floor. Five days later, on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, another fire broke out in the basement of a house in Forest Hills, Queens, where an unauthorized day care center was housed. Eighteen children were injured, one seriously.
The cause of both fires was rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which power the e-bikes and e-scooters that have become ubiquitous on city streets, according to the New York Fire Department.
Lithium batteries are no joke.
… In June 2021, when the House demanded documents related to the Winnipeg Lab and Chinese scientists escorted out, the Trudeau government not only refused to release the information, but they also went to court to stop its release.
Democrats have been running around like decapitated chickens ever since news broke that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has given Tucker Carlson unfettered access to surveillance footage from inside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by supporters of President Donald Trump.
The Fox News host will air five stories culled from the footage Monday and Tuesday nights, countering the overblown “insurrection” narrative the Democrats and their media toadies have been pushing since Day One.
… In Australia, the senior intelligence leader is by law required to make an annual public report to the country. Neither our signals intelligence agency, CSE, nor CSIS, ever make such public accountability reports.
Canada’s intelligence community clings to secrecy and is sometimes highly economical with the truth. Jody Thomas, the prime minister’s national security adviser, delivered a deeply humiliating performance before a Commons investigative committee last week, smugly declaring, “What I know, you cannot know.”
I’m glad of the CSIS leak informing us the ChiComs own the Liberal Party. Assuming it came from CSIS. I am not so sure it did.
The world is being reshaped on a scale not seen since WW II. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s China Class and the Liberal Party are likely considered security risks and irritants to be swept aside.
Four US citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, according to the FBI.
The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday and were travelling in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates.
The FBI San Antonio division office said in a statement that the vehicle came under fire shortly after it entered Mexico.
Canadians need transparency into allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections and society amid calls for a public inquiry, the leaders of the federal Conservative and New Democratic parties say.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the comments to reporters on Monday as the House of Commons resumes following a two-week hiatus, and as suspected Chinese foreign interference in Canada is expected to be a hot topic this week.
As Americans’ awareness of threats from China increases — thanks to a spy balloon in our skies and a growing understanding of TikTok’s influence — the U.S. officials are ringing the alarm about another potential avenue for malign interference in the United States from Beijing: cranes.
CBC staff shocked to discover confidential religion, sexual orientation details in online HR files
OTTAWA — Some CBC employees say they felt “surprised” and “betrayed” after sensitive private information, including their sexual orientation, gender identity and religion, suddenly appeared in their online human resources profiles last week after they had provided it in a “confidential” diversity survey.
RCMP investigating violations of security law in connection to leaks of foreign interference allegations
The RCMP says it has launched an investigation into violations of national security information law in connection to media leaks of Chinese foreign interference allegations.
“The RCMP has initiated an investigation into violations of the Security of Information Act (SOIA) associated with recent media reports,” said a spokesperson for the federal police force in a statement to CTV News on Monday.
“This investigation is not focused on any one security agency. As the RCMP is investigating these incidents, there will be no further comment on this matter at this time,” said the RCMP’s Robin Percival.
One last favour from Lucki before her retirement starts.
A youth subculture whose members dress in black clothes decorated with spiders has been accused of seeking to destabilise both Russia and Ukraine after a series of mass brawls.
Little was known about the PMC Ryodan movement until last weekend, when more than 450 teenagers were arrested in Russia after fights broke out at shopping centres from St Petersburg to Siberia. Within days, the movement had spread to Ukraine, where at least 250 teens were detained by police in war-torn Kharkiv as they gathered to take part in pre-arranged clashes.
More at bellingcat – PMC Ryodan: The Strange Story of Anime Teens, their Sworn Enemies and the Kremlin
This seems a very pale imitation of the Ultras, kinda fitting they would fight in a mall somehow.
A huge Ukraine benefit concert is set to be held at Wembley this summer, with proceeds going to the victims of the ongoing Russian invasion.
The Live Aid-style gig has been scheduled for June 24 at Wembley stadium, with big-name artists such as U2, The Rolling Stones, The Killers, and Pink all being asked to perform.
It is thought that other high-profile musicians, such as Sir Paul McCartney, Adele, Florence And The Machine and Noel Gallagher may also be approached to perform at the concert.
I hate Bono.
h/t Mauser
When the United States and other allies of Ukraine marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion by announcing a new wave of sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime, two Canadian companies were among 86 new entities targeted by the U.S. Department of Commerce for “a variety of reasons related to their activities in support of Russia’s defense-industrial sector and war effort.”
The Canada Border Services Agency has now revealed that these two companies were identified as part of a “global effort” that now includes U.S. officials being virtually embedded in Canada’s inspection system.
Canada don’t know nuffin
Protesters hurled bricks and Molotov cocktails at cops and set vehicles on fire Sunday at the site of a future police training facility in Atlanta, officials said critics have dubbed “Cop City.”
The $90 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed “Cop City,” was taken under siege by a group of vandals “using the cover of a peaceful protest” in what Atlanta Police called “a coordinated attack.”
#Atlanta #GA
The Atlanta Police Department have released surveillance video of ‘Stop Cop City’ rioters attacking police officers with a barrage of fireworks and projectiles as officers retreat to safety.Full: https://t.co/2UDkrpNLHt pic.twitter.com/zTgXVgytYC
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) March 6, 2023
