OTTAWA — Canada’s spy agency says India remains one of the main perpetrators of foreign interference and espionage against Canada, contradicting a claim by a senior government official last week that Indian agents are no longer linked to such crimes.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has repeatedly cited the Indian government as one of the main perpetrators of foreign interference and transnational repression in Canada in recent years.
In recent months, the discussion that Canada may look abroad to supplement the ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has stirred unease. Canada has long prided itself on a citizen military — professional, volunteer-based, and rooted in a shared civic identity. Any significant move to recruit non-citizens at scale would represent more than a staffing adjustment. It would be a strategic signal with political, social, and reputational consequences.
Canada’s seemingly breakneck effort to replace its aging submarine fleet hits an important milestone on Monday with the deadline for both the South Korean and German shipyards to submit their formal proposals in the more than $20-billion program.
The federal plan to buy as many as 12 submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy has evolved rapidly over the last year into one of the most consequential procurement battles in a generation.
Canadian national-security officials were presented with evidence that Indian consular staff operating in Vancouver supplied information to assist in the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, two sources told The Globe and Mail.
One of the Indian officials worked as a visa officer in the consulate, using his position to gather information about Mr. Nijjar from members of the Indian diaspora in Surrey, B.C., said the sources, one of whom is in law enforcement and one in national security.
The CBC cheerleads of course …
Carney signs deals worth billions in diplomatic breakthrough with India’s Modi
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Indian counterpart announced Monday what they’re a calling a “new partnership,” a series of multi-million dollar deals and a commitment to sign a free trade agreement by year’s end as the two look to turn the page on years of frosty bilateral relations marked by allegations of Indian foreign interference.
In a statement to reporters after a one-on-one meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the colonial-era Hyderabad House in Delhi’s diplomatic core, Carney said Canada is going all-in on diversifying trade. What’s been agreed to after these leaders’ talks is designed to more than double two-way trade to some $70 billion a year by 2030, he said, as Canada continues a push to reduce its dependence on the U.S.
What Ottawa isn’t saying about immigration
If you listen to Ottawa’s statements on immigration, you’ll get the impression that Canada has reversed course on the loose policies of the Trudeau years.
You’ll hear that Canada is getting its temporary resident numbers under control, and will reduce the number of permanent residents. And that priority is being given to the world’s top talent, which will help grow Canada’s economy.
However, the reality is more complicated, if you look at what the Liberal government is actually doing – and what it saying about how the immigration system truly operates today.
Due to mass migration, we can expect a disordered democracy and a permanent security crisis on the horizon.
On February 28, a major military conflict erupted in the Middle East. The primary actors in this war are the United States (US) and Israel on one side, and the Islamic Republic of Iran (along with its regional proxies) on the other. This black swan event will have catastrophic cascading effects that Western powers do not seem to understand, especially because mass migration and the rise of caliphates in the West raise serious questions around the national interests, political process, and security. Even if a change of regime were possible, it would be hard to imagine it would result in a very pleasant liberal democratic progressive utopia when every other regime change has delivered an ISIS, Alqaeda, or Muslim Brotherhood-controlled hellscape.
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Ottawa’s agreements and “strategic partnership” with Beijing may not benefit Canada and could instead put pressure on Ottawa not to “displease” Beijing, China watchers told MPs.
China scholar and former diplomat Charles Burton, who is also a senior fellow at global China-focused think tank Sinopsis, testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on Feb. 26. The committee is studying recent developments in Canada’s trade relations with China and Qatar.
Quebec Public Safety Minister Ian Lafrenière says the province’s firearms registry cannot be used by Ottawa to identify gun owners who are affected by the federal gun ban, nor will firearms be confiscated from Quebecers.
Lafrenière made the comments in a Feb. 26 social media post, saying he has heard the concerns about the federal gun buyback program from residents of the province.
The Liberals’ newcomer apocalypse has finally turned into their worst political problem. Hospitals are overburdened, schools are struggling with second-language students, job prospects remain poor, birthright citizenship continues to exist and judges routinely help criminals and fraudsters remain in-country.
None of this will go away by nibbling away at the edges of immigration law, which is all the Liberals plan to do with the bill they’re pitching to Canadians as the solution: C-12.
China’s premier gifted Carney an ‘action camera.’ Security experts suggest: ‘dump it’
OTTAWA — China’s second most powerful politician gifted Prime Minister Mark Carney a high-end “action camera” with a selfie stick during his visit last month. Security experts recommend Carney dump it immediately.
Carney didn’t just leave Beijing in January with the promise of lower tariffs on Canadian canola and a commitment to lower Canadian border levies on some Chinese electric vehicles.
Alleged Serbian war criminal Goran Pavic has failed to derail the federal government’s attempt to prove he obtained Canadian citizenship by fraudulent means and that he should be deemed inadmissible to this country.
When Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government dismisses legitimate criticism of Canada’s immigration and refugee policies as racism, it is essentially calling most Canadians racist.
This is nothing new for the Liberals.
It was the same tactic the Justin Trudeau government employed.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, in a high-profile speech last month, described the Trump era as a rupture for countries like his, and called on global “middle powers” to band together to survive in the tumult of a changing United States.
This week, he is building on his plan to construct a middle-power sphere of trade and deep bonds by visiting India, Australia and Japan.
Accompanied by several ministers and provincial leaders, Mr. Carney wants to seal agreements to sell more oil, gas, and other natural resources abundant in Canada, secure investments and finalize defense deals with key Indo-Pacific countries.
TORONTO — A Chinese-language website named in federal documents at Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission — in connection with a disinformation campaign that targeted Conservative MP Kenny Chiu in the days before the 2021 federal election — has published an anonymous op-ed circulating speculation that Prime Minister Mark Carney is preparing to appoint floor-crossing MP Michael Ma as Canada’s next ambassador to China.
During a January visit to Beijing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a sharp cut to tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, opening the door to 49,000 imports a year and sparking a debate over trade, security and Canada’s auto future.
Brian Kingston, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, argues the decision risks Canada’s most important trade relationship and undermines domestic manufacturing. Heather Exner-Pirot, senior fellow and director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, counters that the tradeoff is justified to diversify export markets and support Canada’s agricultural and oil and gas sectors.
