Threat agents sponsored by China have “compromised” government networks over the past five years, collecting valuable information, according to a new report from Canada’s cyber spy agency.
The Communications Security Establishment, responsible for foreign signals intelligence, cyber operations and cyber security, released its updated national cyber threat assessment on Wednesday, which flags what the agency sees as the most pressing cyber threats facing individuals and organizations in Canada.
Trudeau looks safe for now after key Canadian party refuses to topple him
OTTAWA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looked to have secured his immediate political future on Wednesday when the leader of a smaller party dismissed efforts to bring down the minority Liberal government.
The Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois, the two largest opposition parties, aim to topple the unpopular Trudeau after nine years in power. To succeed, they need the support of the New Democrats, whose leader Jagmeet Singh said he had no interest in the idea.
It’s obvious why Justin Trudeau doesn’t want Liberal MPs to hold a secret-ballot vote on his leadership: He might not win.
There can be no other reason at this point, when Mr. Trudeau is deep into a third term, facing defeat in the Commons and contested within his own Liberal Party.
The Liberals are playing wedge politics again. They’ve released yet another in a long line of official attempts-to-save-their-arse announcements. This time, they’re letting Canadians know that they’ve had enough of pregnancy counselling centres that provide information about abortion — regardless of their faith — but do not offer referrals for the procedure or disclose that fact. No more charitable tax status for you!, the Liberals announced. Unless these clinics give in and go against their religious beliefs, or advertise openly that they won’t.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national-security and intelligence adviser has confirmed she leaked sensitive information about the Indian government’s role in murder, extortion and coercion to The Washington Post that was not shared with the Canadian public.
But Nathalie Drouin told the Commons public safety committee Tuesday that Mr. Trudeau did not authorize the leak and insisted no classified intelligence was provided to the U.S. publication the day before Ottawa expelled six Indian diplomats on Thanksgiving Day.
Zero repercussions as usual. Would anyone care if Modi kidnapped Junior?
Canada needs to double its annual military spending in order to meet its NATO requirements, new Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) projections show.
After facing months of pressure from allies, the prime minister announced at the NATO Summit that Canada will meet its commitment of two per cent of its GDP by 2032.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre thinks it would be “not fair” for the Liberals to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now, as in his view they are “morally obligated” to keep him.
Poilievre’s comments come ahead of another potentially significant Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday, during which members are expected to continue discussions around the party’s leadership and the next election.
OTTAWA — A growing number of Liberal MPs publicly declared their support on Tuesday for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership to be tested through a secret ballot vote, with one even suggesting he would be unlikely to survive.
Questions about the level of support Trudeau enjoys within his 152-member caucus continue to swirl nearly a week after he met behind closed-doors with Liberal MPs, two dozen of whom had signed a letter asking Trudeau step aside.
He’s single handedly destroying the Liberal Party. Don’t interrupt him.
For months, the Trudeau Liberals have dismissed allegations of foreign interference into elections, only to seemingly take them seriously as part of a strategy to nod to conspiracy theories about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Statistics Canada’s latest financial security survey(opens in a new tab) shows a stark disparity between the wealth of homeowners and renters, even as it fails to capture the true scale what’s owned by Canada’s richest families.
The survey, conducted only every few years, shows home-owning families whose main earner was 55 to 64, and who had an employer-sponsored pension, had a median net worth of $1.4 million in 2023. Renters without a pension plan in the age group had a median net worth of $11,900.
OTTAWA — Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would release the names of members of Parliament “deemed to have knowingly participated in foreign interference” should his party form government, his office says.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his testimony before a federal inquiry on foreign interference to say he has the names “of a number of parliamentarians, former parliamentarians and/or candidates” within the Conservative party who intelligence shows “are engaged, or at high risk” of foreign interference.
Pity Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who can’t so much as order a coffee in Ottawa Centre without being asked, “Cream or sugar, sir? And also: why won’t you step down?”
The question has dogged the Prime Minister for months, ever since it became clear, after the Liberals’ by-election defeat in its former stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul’s in June, that the party rescued by Mr. Trudeau more than a decade ago is now being marched into electoral oblivion by his lead.
Canada, bastion of agreeableness, is facing an “extremist threat.” Who are these dangerous terrorists, threatening to destroy the maple syrupy vibes we have so long enjoyed in America’s very polite, but very dull, neighbour? Apparently, it’s the people who still recall the difference between mommy and daddy, and refuse to pretend otherwise.
Earlier this year, Canada’s intelligence agency, CSIS, warned of an impending “extremist” threat. Based on a report by the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC), CSIS determined that the “anti-gender movement,” made up of Canadian citizens concerned about the various impacts of trans ideology on kids, women, and free speech, could “inspire and encourage serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community.”
The Conservatives promised buyers of newly built homes that they’d save thousands of dollars on their mortgage payments. The Liberals complained the Tory plan would cut funding for municipalities.
One of these parties understands who votes. The other doesn’t seem to.
It’s pretty clear the key political issue in Canada is affordability. The housing crisis is a big, looming, social problem but a 34-year-old who can’t even think about buying a house understands it in terms of dollars.
WTF?