Global Affairs Canada (GAC) says it has detected an “information operation” targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong and it is “highly probable” — but not conclusive — that came from China.
I bet it came from the PMO.
Canada’s Corrupt Liberal Government
Trudeau Liberals see lowest approval rating since they formed government, poll shows
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau may have shaken up the Liberals’ front bench, but a new poll suggests he remains on shaky ground with voters.
Results from a new Abacus Data survey provided exclusively to the Star suggests that if an election were held today, 37 per cent of Canadians would vote Conservative, compared to 28 per cent for the Liberals.
Trudeau having difficult time finding reliable Patsy to oversee inquiry into foreign interference by ChiComs and Canada’s China Class
Multiple candidates to oversee foreign interference inquiry have rejected the job: sources
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is having trouble finding a potential commissioner to oversee a possible public inquiry into foreign interference, with at least half a dozen current or retired judges having declined the offer, multiple sources have confirmed to the National Post.
Canada the ‘laggard’ needs to step up at NATO
Critics of Canada’s lax defence spending keep piling on, most recently Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan who, during a hearing on the new commander for Norad, said, “Americans are frustrated when our allies don’t pull their weight. With regard to NATO, Canada is not even close.”
Without genuine political courage, we’ll get more of the same on housing
… So what we’ll get is more of the same demand-side tweaking, like a TFSA that lets first-time homeowners save money for down payments on absurdly priced homes. Governments at all levels will throw nominal amounts of cash around for the odd affordable townhouse or apartment block; these will provide more opportunities for more photo-ops with yet more blunt press conferences.
Meanwhile, the dwindling pool of solvent young people who wish to get on the property ladder without massive infusions of intergenerational wealth will fight for these spots like food rations thrown to the impoverished districts in The Hunger Games. Perhaps we can get the poors to compete for their affordable homes with a reality television show, while we’re at it.
And with all of this happening at a moment of worsening social trust, declining quality of life, an exploding opioid crisis and the growth of slums and tent cities around the country, Mr. Trudeau would like to remind us that these are all provincial responsibilities, actually, as he retreats slowly back into the shrubbery.
FINTRAC Says China Behind Many Canadian Money Laundering Operations: Report
China is behind many money-laundering transactions and other fraudulent financial activity in Canada, according to a July report from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC).
The report identified students, homemakers, lawyers, and business owners as some of the occupations involved in receiving funds from China.
Canadians pay a high price when governments ignore common sense
Due to a dearth of common sense in government policy across the country, but particularly in Ottawa, Canadians are paying a high price in terms of living standards, an increased burden of government and diminished economic prospects for the future. To reverse these trends, governments must make a dramatic U-turn based on common sense and real-world evidence.
Consider, for instance, one of the top issues worrying Canadians right now — housing affordability. Every politician from coast to coast pays lip service to the need to improve housing affordability. And yet some of the actions being taken not only will fail to increase affordability but will worsen it markedly.
Tasha Kheiriddin: The carbon tax is coming back to bite the Liberals, hard
What do Canadians think of carbon taxes? We know what the federal government thinks: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is a huge fan, as he has been a vocal proponent of his government’s imposition of a minimum price of $65 per tonne of carbon, which has raised the price at the pump by 14 cents per litre in much of the country.
Trudeau Government To Grant Bestest Corporate Welfare Cronies Carte Blanche To Import Wage Depressing Indentured Servants On A Whim
Canada plans new temporary foreign workers program to give ‘trusted’ employers quicker access
The federal government is rolling out a “trusted employer program” that is meant to reduce red tape and make it easier for Canadian employers to bring in temporary foreign workers to address labour and skills shortages.
In a news release Tuesday, officials said the Recognized Employer Pilot program will open for application as soon as September, first available to employers in agriculture and then to all others, starting in January.
Legal Threats Ramp Up Against Those Reporting on CCP interference
Threats of legal action have recently been made targeting journalists who are focused on exposing foreign interference by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Canada
In June, Sen. Victor Oh proposed to create a national Chinese foundation to collect donations for launching lawsuits “against those unreasonable journalists, news outlets, and politicians who slander and defame Chinese people.”
“It’s not racist to raise questions about the impact of 500,000 immigrants a year on Canada’s infrastructure, health care and economy”
William Watson: In 2023 is it possible to have a reasoned discussion of immigration?
Marc Miller just finished five years as a federal minister working on Indigenous issues. Now, ironically, he’s minister of immigration, encouraging an influx of new Canadians many Indigenous Canadians think hasn’t served them so well.
He’s better off than the person he’s replacing, however, rising Liberal star Sean Fraser. After 21 months at immigration, Fraser is off to housing, infrastructure and communities to work on the big headaches caused for, ahem, housing, infrastructure and communities by the record number of immigrants he let in. It’s just desserts of a sort you don’t often see in politics — even if the prime minister’s recent disavowal of federal responsibility for housing, motivated more by hot-potato politics than respectful regard for the constitutional division of powers, may let Fraser off the sharpest of those three hooks.
Over Half of Canadians Say Federal Carbon Tax Ineffective on Climate Change: Poll
Over half of Canadians, 53 percent, say the federal carbon tax is ineffective at combating climate change, according to a new poll by Nanos Research, with most saying it’s also badly timed.
The poll, commissioned by CTV News and released Aug. 6, reported that two-thirds (67 percent) of Canadians said it was either “poor timing” (21 percent),or “very poor timing” (46 percent) to increase the carbon tax.
Some backbench Liberal MPs ‘livid’ with Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle, say PMO ‘couldn’t have done a better job at undermining caucus morale’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a serious blow black for the July 26 cabinet shuffle from some passed-over Liberal MPs who believe the promotions of seven backbench colleagues to the front bench were not merit-based, and the PMO “misjudged and misplayed the whole thing completely.”
Trudeau’s cynical immigration racket
The Canadian elite has engineered a perfect storm
When Canada’s population hit the 40 million mark earlier this summer, it was celebrated as a milestone and a “signal that Canada remains a dynamic and welcoming country”, in the words of the country’s chief statistician. The Washington Post, among other foreign observers, cited this as evidence that “Canada is booming like it never has before”. It failed to mention, however, the recent closure of Roxham Road on the New York-Quebec border, an entry point for many thousands of irregular refugee border crossings since 2017.
Canada’s Sluggish Response to Chinese Political Influence
Another day, another revelation that the People’s Republic of China is engaged in political warfare against the West.
Last week, Canada arrested and charged a former officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, William Majcher, for aiding “the Chinese government’s efforts to identify and intimidate an individual outside the scope of Canadian law.” Worse, it appears that Mr. Majcher did not act alone, as he was granted bail “on conditions that include not communicating with another former Mountie with whom he is alleged to have conspired.”