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Mendicino concedes there could be new ‘Chinese police stations’ in Canada, insists RCMP will shut them down

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino concedes there may be new so-called “Chinese police stations” in Canada after saying last month they’d all been shut down, but he insists the RCMP will close any new sites if they do exist.

The Spanish human rights organization Safeguard Defenders said last fall it had identified more than 100 of these alleged Chinese overseas police stations, including several in Canada. The groups says these stations serve to spy on Chinese dissidents in Canada and abroad and collect information about opponents to the regime in Beijing, under the guise of providing resources to Chinese people living abroad.

Could be? That’s the answer you’d expect from a CCP compromised government.

by Blazingcatfur•May 14, 2023May 14, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘I have nowhere to go’: B.C. is Canada’s eviction capital, new research shows

Roughly one-in-10 households that rent in B.C. say they were forced to move during a recent five-year period, a significantly higher eviction rate than any other region in Canada, says a new University of B.C. report.

This province is an outlier in the national data for another reason revealed for the first time: The vast majority of evictions in B.C. — 85 per cent — are deemed to be at “no fault” of the tenants, and that rate is far greater than the national average of 65 per cent.

by Blazingcatfur•May 14, 2023May 14, 2023•0•Canada

Federal Housing Advocate Critical of Profit-Driven Housing Market, Calls for Regulation

Canada’s federal housing advocate told a House of Commons committee on May 9 that the profit-driven housing market is “harming people” and should be regulated. She said that only regulations will lower prices and that the market-driven housing industry is not working well.

Marie-Josée Houle, who was appointed in February 2022 to the position under the National Housing Strategy Act, said her job is to be a “watchdog for housing and homelessness in Canada.”

by Blazingcatfur•May 14, 2023May 14, 2023•0•Canada

GUNTER: Secrecy over China threats is another form of racism

On Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melania Joly announced the expulsion of Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, the official from China’s Toronto consulate believed to be responsible for threats against a Canadian MP’s relatives in Hong Kong.

The MP, Conservative Michael Chong, is one of Parliament’s most outspoken critics of the Communist regime’s human rights record. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) two years ago told senior members of the Trudeau government that Zhao was allegedly coordinating intimidation tactics against Chong’s relatives in China in an effort to get Chong to clam up.

by Blazingcatfur•May 14, 2023May 13, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

3 in 4 Canadians Hold Negative View of China: Survey

Canadians overwhelmingly view China in a negative light, according to a recent survey conducted by Nanos Research.

The online survey asked Canadians to provide their opinions on several countries and whether each would make a valuable trading partner for Canada. Nearly three in four (73 percent) of the 1,080 Canadian adults surveyed say they have a negative (41 percent) or somewhat negative (32 percent) view of China.

by Blazingcatfur•May 14, 2023May 13, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada

The $135m cost of finding an alleged killer’s victims

It will take three years and cost up to C$184m ($135m; £109m) to search a Canadian landfill for the remains of two indigenous women.

Indigenous leaders in the province of Manitoba released the results of a feasibility study on Friday and called for the search to take place.

The women’s families have put pressure on officials to find their remains.

Both women are believed to be victims of an alleged serial killer.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2023May 13, 2023•0•Canada

CSIS contacting more MPs to brief them on Chinese political interference

Canada’s spy agency is drawing up a list of parliamentarians for briefings on Chinese political interference and has already reached out to two opposition MPs, more than a week after Conservative MP Michael Chong was informed that he and family members in Hong Kong were targets of Beijing state intimidation.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has contacted former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, who was a candidate for prime minister in the 2021 election, and Jenny Kwan, an NDP MP who has been an outspoken critic of China.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2023May 12, 2023•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Canada's China Class", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

A foreign agents registry bill will be tabled later this year: source

The federal government will move forward with the creation of a registry of foreign agents to help prevent China and other countries from meddling in Canada’s affairs, Radio-Canada has confirmed.

As first reported in La Presse, Canada will table a bill either this summer, or if the Justice Department is not able to draft the legislation in time, in the fall, according to a government source.

The federal government launched public consultations on the concept in March. That outreach effort closed May 9 and a government source said it showed Canadians broadly support the initiative.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2023May 12, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘We’re Close to Treason’: Former CSIS Officer Decries Lack of Accountability On Foreign Interference

A former officer with Canada’s spy agency says that individuals involved in the political process should have to declare they will not cooperate with a foreign power, adding that they should serve jail time if caught doing so.

“Because we’re close to treason here, literally,” said Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific Unit within the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2023May 12, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Stellantis threatens to pull out of Windsor EV Battery Plant agreement unless Tax Payers match 13 Billion Dollar VW Giveaway

Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford must boost subsidies for Stellantis amid fears auto giant will pull out of Windsor EV battery plant: sources

Ottawa is being forced to renegotiate with Stellantis amid fears the automaker will scrap a new battery plant unless the federal and provincial governments match hefty subsidies given to Volkswagen, the Star has learned.

Industry sources warn that Stellantis — the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep and Fiat — could pull the plug on its 2022 agreement to build a massive electric-vehicle battery factory in Windsor if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford don’t sweeten the deal to the level VW received in St. Thomas.

Good work Frankie Champagne!

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2023May 12, 2023•0•Canada, WTF?

Canadians need a ‘wake-up call’ on China interference in Canada, Liberal MP says

A Liberal MP says a foreign agent registry could be a “wake-up call” for Canadians regarding potential Chinese interference in the country’s affairs.

John McKay, the MP for Toronto’s Scarborough—Guildwood, told Global News he’s not sure whether Canadians have completely come to grips with the extent China may be manipulating not only its diaspora in Canada but also the society at large.

by Blazingcatfur•May 12, 2023May 12, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada

Yes, Canada’s new passport really is that bad

It’s actually pretty rare for something to come along that manages to transform the nation from perfect indifference to utter pique in the course of one day, but somehow this government has managed it. I am talking, of course, about the most important news to emerge from this week – our passport redesign.

by Blazingcatfur•May 12, 2023May 12, 2023•0•Canada, WTF?

Rental demand in Canada continues to outpace supply

Zumper’s most recent Canadian Rent Report shows 15 of the country’s most populous cities have seen their average rent increase on a monthly basis in 2023.

“With the national vacancy rate for rentals at less than 2 per cent, the demand in Canada has continued to outpace the available supply, which has led to spiking rents in most of the cities in this report,” the rental website said.

by Blazingcatfur•May 12, 2023May 12, 2023•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada

CSIS had kept tabs on expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei for 3 years

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has a significant counterintelligence file on Chinese consulate official Zhao Wei, and since 2020 has shared that information with Global Affairs Canada, the department with the authority to expel foreign representatives for engaging in non-diplomatic activities, according to two national security sources.

by Blazingcatfur•May 12, 2023May 12, 2023•0•"Canada - Security Risk Under Liberal Party Regime", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

GIESBRECHT: Control of internet will limit Canadians’ free speech

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has long been known as the regulator of Canadian content. However, with the introduction of Bill C-11, the CRTC’s role is expanding to encompass control over the internet and the online activities of Canadians.

by Blazingcatfur•May 12, 2023May 12, 2023•0•"Surveillance Society", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government