Man invokes Chinese territory and law while threatening lethal force against Falun Gong protester outside Toronto consulate

Man invokes Chinese territory and law while threatening lethal force against Falun Gong protester outside Toronto consulate

OTTAWA — Toronto police are investigating a September 22 confrontation outside China’s Toronto consulate in which a man wearing a black jacket with a red People’s Republic of China insignia damaged Falun Gong protest displays and threatened a female practitioner with lethal violence, invoking Chinese law, accusing protesters of making trouble and threatening to have her shot.

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Toronto Business Group With United Front Ties Reportedly Sought Chinese EV Tariff Cut Before Carney’s Beijing Deal

Toronto Business Group With United Front Ties Reportedly Sought Chinese EV Tariff Cut Before Carney’s Beijing Deal

OTTAWA — Days before Prime Minister Mark Carney traded lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles for relief on Canadian canola, a Toronto-area Chinese business association reportedly urged his office to remove Canada’s 100 percent surtax on those vehicles, citing support for Canadian farm exports.

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Public Safety Documents Flag Intelligence, Military Base and Supply Chain Risks in BC Ferries’ China Deal

Public Safety Documents Flag Intelligence, Military Base and Supply Chain Risks in BC Ferries’ China Deal

OTTAWA — Mark Carney’s government’s own Public Safety assessment of the controversial BC Ferries contract with a Chinese state-owned shipyard identified potential risks to Canadian supply chains and flagged the proximity of ferry routes to sensitive military and intelligence infrastructure — including a Signals Intelligence facility in Haida Gwaii and the country’s main naval base in Victoria.

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China is trying to corner the global economy

China is trying to corner the global economy

The way US prosecutors tell it, Huawei is a bunch of racketeers whose crimes range from stealing technology to evading sanctions against Iran. The company allegedly ran what it called a “competition management group,” whose purpose was to award monthly bonuses to employees who stole the most valuable information from competitors. Staff were invited to submit entries via a special encrypted email box.

“The entire business operated through a pattern of theft, lies and cover-ups,” according to Taylor Stout, a federal prosecutor in the Justice Department, as he laid out the government’s criminal case to jurors. The trial of China’s global technology champion, whose revenue hit $127 billion last year, got underway in a Brooklyn court this month and is expected to last well into the new year, with Huawei potentially facing enormous fines.

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Canada’s Intel Agency Again Flags China as ‘Most Active’ Foreign Meddler

Canada’s Intel Agency Again Flags China as ‘Most Active’ Foreign Meddler

Canada’s spy agency says China is the “most active state” conducting foreign interference in Canada, and warns that Beijing is likely to continue targeting Canadian democratic institutions.

In its Sept. 3 report on foreign interference (FI), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said Chinese officials and proxies are responsible for planning, organizing, and carrying out interference activities in Canada.

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With new exit ban law in China, should Canadians rethink visiting?

With new exit ban law in China, should Canadians rethink visiting?

New travel restrictions for citizens and foreigners came into effect in China on Tuesday, including potential exit bans for those who run afoul of Chinese regulations.

“The law provides for a host of conditions under which authorities could restrict your ability to leave the country,” Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University, told CTV’s Your Morning on Tuesday.

“After this law comes into effect, China is becoming ‘Hotel California’ – you can try to check out, but you might never be able to leave.”


I doubt visiting Canada will be safe for Canadians soon given Carney’s ChiCom security MOU.

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If China Attacks Taiwan, How Will Canada’s Army Respond?

If China Attacks Taiwan, How Will Canada’s Army Respond?

OTTAWA — In this episode with Jason James, we discuss how fast Mark Carney’s government is pivoting toward China: Dominic Barton’s return, Canada’s newly disclosed military talks with the People’s Liberation Army, the RCMP’s partnership with China’s Ministry of Public Security, and what all of it means for Canada’s standing with the United States as the world edges toward a collision over Taiwan.

h/t handy n handsome

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Records show Anand approved Canadian military training for Chinese PLA troops

Records show Anand approved Canadian military training for Chinese PLA troops

Foreign Minister Anita Anand approved Canadian Armed Forces personnel training members of China’s People’s Liberation Army while she served as defence minister in 2023, according to newly released Access To Information records.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the documents also show military officials discussed how to publicly characterize the training, with officers warning colleagues against claiming there was no confirmation Canadian personnel would directly train Chinese troops.

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Michael Higgins: Is Mark Carney using Canada to make up for Brexit?

Michael Higgins: Is Mark Carney using Canada to make up for Brexit?

Mark Carney’s admiration for the European Union is so deep that he was accused of aiding and abetting Project Fear, the campaign to stop the U.K. exiting the massive economic bloc.

As governor of the Bank of England, he failed to stop Brexit but as prime minister his Project Fear II against the U.S. has been far more successful and far more galvanizing. If Wall Street Journal is to be believed, Carney is now trying to integrate Canada into the European Union, a move that would surely entail a loss of sovereignty and independence far greater than anything we could surrender to America. The prime minister suggested on Sunday that the Journal’s reporting overstated what the government is seeking.


I think Carney is using the EU as a backdoor for China.

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Carney invited ChiCom Pals To “Investor Summit”

Carney invited ChiCom Pals To “Investor Summit”

Several Chinese state-backed investors are taking part in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit, another sign of warming relations with Beijing after years of Ottawa publicly spurning money from China.

The Prime Minister’s Office said Monday that, like everyone else, Chinese investors will be subject to federal rules governing foreign investment in this country.

Both China International Capital Corp. (CICC) and China Investment Corp. − China’s sovereign wealth fund − are attending Mr. Carney’s summit. CICC is roughly 40-per-cent owned by Central Huijin Investment, a subsidiary of China Investment Corp.

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Peter Menzies: Ottawa’s Quiet Embrace of the Chinese Regime Is Alarming

Peter Menzies: Ottawa’s Quiet Embrace of the Chinese Regime Is Alarming

The most alarming aspect of Canada’s strategic partnership with China is how sneaky it has become.

It was considered a great coup in January when, as part of his circumnavigation of the globe culminating in his now famous Davos speech, Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Beijing to announce a “new strategic partnership” with Chinese leader Xi’s regime.

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Prosecutors Fight to Put Bank Files Alleging Huawei’s Ties to China’s Military, Chinese Intelligence and Iran’s Army Before a Brooklyn Jury. Huawei Is Fighting to Bury Them

Prosecutors Fight to Put Bank Files Alleging Huawei’s Ties to China’s Military, Chinese Intelligence and Iran’s Army Before a Brooklyn Jury. Huawei Is Fighting to Bury Them

BROOKLYN, New York — Federal prosecutors are fighting to show Huawei’s jury internal bank records citing alleged links to China’s military and intelligence services, and to play videotaped testimony in which they asked a veteran banking compliance executive about “general concerns about Huawei’s ties to the Iranian military.”

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Former Engineer Tells Huawei Jury a Colleague Boasted of Taking Code Used in Amazon’s Cloud Platform

Former Engineer Tells Huawei Jury a Colleague Boasted of Taking Code Used in Amazon’s Cloud Platform

BROOKLYN, New York — A former engineer at Huawei’s American research subsidiary testified Thursday that she was shocked when a colleague allegedly boasted of co-opting patented code used in Amazon’s cloud-computing platform, offering prosecutors an early insider account in the Chinese telecommunications giant’s racketeering trial.

Meanwhile, Huawei’s lawyers argued that jurors should not treat the sworn statement of Meng Wanzhou—the Huawei executive who avoided extradition from Canada and any appearance in this Brooklyn courtroom—as a confession.

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Only 15,603 Chinese-made EVs have entered Canada under Carney-Xi deal

Only 15,603 Chinese-made EVs have entered Canada under Carney-Xi deal

Fewer than 16,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles have entered Canada since January under a trade deal struck between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of what Ottawa described as a “new strategic partnership” aimed at easing tensions and strengthening economic ties.

That’s less than one-third of the 49,000 Chinese-made EVs that Canada said would be allowed into this country in 2026 under the deal, which vastly reduced tariff rates. Beijing in turn agreed to scale back retaliatory tariffs on Canadian seafood, canola seed and other farm products.

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A Manufactured Trade War with Canada

A Manufactured Trade War with Canada

As we enter general election season, we have disruptions in the news and in the economy: a nagging USA-Canada trade war that seems to accelerate at the worst possible times.

In August, the Canadians walked away from a trade agreement to which their negotiators had already agreed, when Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled them specifically to create a fight.

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