Why more fentanyl production could be moving to Canada

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Although there’s no evidence of any significant flows of fentanyl into the United States from Canada, an American authority on “criminal supply chains” warned Friday that that could change abruptly if U.S. efforts to better seal its border with Mexico are successful.

Jonathan Caulkins, who researches supply chains that support illegal markets for the Manhattan Institute think tank and Carnegie Mellon University. said the drug cartels that control the North American fentanyl trade may well shift large chunks of their operations to Canada if the northern border becomes the path of least resistance.

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Freeland tells MPs she was ‘dismayed’ by BC Ferries’ Chinese ship deal

Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was “dismayed” by BC Ferries’ decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan — but did not call for the loan’s cancellation.

The House of Commons transport committee launched a study of the Canada Infrastructure Bank loan on Friday.

At the meeting, committee members voted in favour of a motion calling on the Canada Infrastructure Bank, BC Ferries and the federal government to show the committee several documents — including the complete bond purchase agreement and records of all options for the acquisition of the new vessels — by the end of August.

Don’t be surprised if Canadians never find out someone was getting their palms greased.

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Behind the Push to Deepen Canada–China Ties Amid US Trade Tensions

Some premiers expressed support for closer trade ties with China last week as a way to reduce Canada’s reliance on the United States amid rising tariff tensions. There have also been recent newspaper commentaries echoing Beijing’s position that Canada should forge a closer relationship with China.

Some observers say there appears to be forces pushing Canadian politicians toward China amid tensions with Washington. Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada, says profit may be a driving factor as corporations back closer ties with Beijing for access to economic opportunities and lower costs.

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Preparing for War, Xi Jinping Is Taking Back China’s Farms And Trying to Destroy America’s

A Chinese state-owned ship-building company has converted a bulk carrier into a floating farm that will produce 2,800 tons of fish a year.

The 225-meter-long Zhe Dai Yu Yang 60001 is part of a “marine bread basket” project that “aims to boost the nation’s food security by repurposing old vessels for use in aquaculture.” Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping is mobilizing state entities, including, in this case, China State Shipbuilding Corp., in his all-of-society effort to achieve food security.

Why should anyone outside China care about Xi’s obsessive drive? Because this effort is another signal that he is preparing to attack.

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Ottawa says Hong Kong bounties for activists are a threat to Canadian sovereignty

Ottawa is condemning Hong Kong’s announcement of arrest warrants and bounties for 19 pro-democracy activists, including several in Canada, as transnational repression that threatens this country’s sovereignty.

One of those targeted in Canada, Victor Ho, on Sunday warned Canadian politicians now urging closer ties with Beijing to be mindful of repression practised by the ruling Chinese Communist Party.

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Barry Appleton: Canada submits to China’s algorithmic colonialism

On Nov. 6, 2024, Canada ordered TikTok’s local offices expelled but left its influence engine untouched. The result? Fewer Canadian jobs, no new oversight, and continued foreign control over our digital public square. It makes about as much sense as banning foreign diplomats while allowing their propaganda broadcasts to continue uninterrupted.

Canada’s shutdown order, issued after a national security review, eliminates TikTok’s 350 Canadian employees and halts cultural sponsorships worth millions. Yet the algorithm that shapes what Canadians see, share, and believe remains entirely in Chinese hands. We have managed to achieve the worst of both worlds: less accountability with zero additional protection.

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Unprosecuted: Canada Drops Narcotics Precursor Import Case Against Chinese Scientist Tied to United Front Political Networks

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OTTAWA / LOS ANGELES — In this discussion with Chris Meyer of Widefountain, we dig deeper into my findings on an explosive narcotics precursor case quietly dropped by Canadian prosecutors—and what it reveals about Canada’s growing vulnerabilities to foreign infiltration.

We unpack the story of a Chinese chemist, known here as Dr. X, who was charged with importing more than 100 kilograms of PMK ethyl glycidate—a key chemical used in the production of MDMA (ecstasy). Court records show Dr. X had direct ties to a bio-pharmaceutical firm affiliated with the University of British Columbia, and was reportedly recruited under Beijing’s “Thousand Talents Plan”—a program U.S. intelligence agencies warn is used to facilitate espionage and the transfer of dual-use technologies.

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US-Canada Relations: Neither Country Should Play the China Card

The United States is alienating our most important trade partner, Canada.

The country is a NATO ally and G7 member. While the U.S.-U.K. relationship is often touted as Washington’s most “special,” the Canadian relationship is arguably the most critical to the future of the U.S. economy and soft power. The projection of U.S. hard power abroad depends in part on positive global public perception of Washington’s leadership. This stems from the United States being a beacon of freedom and arsenal of democracy in World War I, World War II, crises across the Taiwan Strait, the Korean war, and others. If after all of that, we now treat Canada with a lack of foresight for short-term trade interests, we lose at least some of our moral high ground, which negatively affects our soft power, and as well our long-term national interests.

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China’s record purchases of Canadian crude could be a harbinger of more deals to come

China is now importing record amounts of Canadian oil after slashing U.S. oil purchases by roughly 90 per cent.

As a result, imports of Canadian crude have surged, reaching a record 7.3 million barrels in March. This massive boon comes as Canadian negotiators are racing against the clock to make a trade deal with the White House.

The expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline has enabled China and other East Asian importers to access Canada’s vast crude reserves, which are relatively cheap and suitable for China’s advanced refineries that process dense, high-sulfur crude.

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Digital Landmines: Beijing’s Quiet Invasion

The Chinese model is disturbingly efficient.

Welcome to 2025, where China’s cyber strategy is no longer espionage. It’s pre-positioning — the digital equivalent of landmines buried deep in our networks, designed not to explode on contact, but to wait in silence until detonation serves strategic purpose.

In June 2025, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Chinese state-sponsored hackers, operating under the codename Salt Typhoon, had spent nine months infiltrating a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network. Not loitering. Not poking. Nesting. They extracted more than 1,400 configuration files, admin credentials, and communication archives tied to secure inter-state systems — a sweep confirmed in the Daily Beast.

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‘Not in the Best Interests of Canada’: Business Coalition Pushes Back Against Ford & Other Premiers’ Call for Deeper Trade Ties With China

A business coalition is raising concerns about calls from some of Canada’s premiers for Ottawa to strengthen trade ties with China in response to U.S. tariffs, calling the move short-sighted and contrary to Canada’s interests.

The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada (CCMBC) issued a statement on July 23, warning that the proposal overlooks China’s record of “unfair” trade practices, human rights abuses, and interference in Canadian democracy.

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The Enemy Within: The Billion Dollar Chinese Grow House Industry

It’s a billion-dollar industry, illegal and controlled by Chinese mafia networks in quiet rural and suburban neighborhoods across America. If that weren’t concerning enough, it also involves drugs, money laundering, illegal immigration, slave labor, and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) extensive influence in the American heartland. It includes illegal marijuana cultivation in states where the drug has been legalized, and a major FBI bust of a grow house network in New England has shocked the nation with details of the massive scale of marijuana production used to generate profits routed back to China.

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Charges Dropped Against Chinese Scientist in Vancouver Tied to Xi’s “Talents” Program and Canada’s Synthetic Drug Pipeline

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VANCOUVER — Canadian prosecutors have quietly dropped charges against a Chinese scientist in Vancouver accused of importing more than 100 kilograms of a narcotics precursor, raising serious questions about her connections to Chinese academic programs and networks suspected of links to espionage, foreign interference, and transnational crime, The Bureau has learned.

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China’s Increasingly Aggressive Incursions into the Indo-Pacific

Media reports reveal that China is extending its military reach ever deeper into the Pacific. China is using its powerful naval fleet to remind nations throughout the region that it is the communist giant of the 21st century. Of particular note is that these ships include aircraft carriers that are challenging to build and operate. Mastering naval aviation is a sign of a competent, professional and well-armed navy.

Military analysts note that these Chinese assets sailed around the continent of Australia earlier this year. The expedition was an unmistakable message to democratic Australia that China will send its fleet where it wants, when it wants, and for whatever purpose it deems appropriate.

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