RCMP ‘aware’ of intelligence related to foreign interference and parliamentarians
Canada’s national police force says it is “aware” of a “broad” range of intelligence looking into parliamentarians allegedly working with foreign governments.
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Canada’s human rights profiles for 80 countries haven’t been updated in 5 years: watchdog
Global Affairs Canada has not updated its human rights reporting on nearly 80 countries since 2019, according to a new report by a national security review body.
Canada confirms ‘elements’ of alleged Israeli misinformation campaign targeting politicians
The Canadian government says it has corroborated “elements” of an alleged Israeli misinformation campaign targeting politicians and citizens over the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
Some Canadian politicians are ‘wittingly’ participating in foreign interference: watchdog
An unknown number of federal politicians are knowingly working with hostile countries to interfere in Canada’s democracy, according to a national security committee of parliament.
Political sensitivities impeded foreign interference reporting: watchdog
An intelligence official asked a question in a recent report about foreign interference: if the Canadian Security Intelligence Service isn’t sharing “what we know, why are we collecting it?”
How federal nominations became a ‘gateway’ to foreign interference
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s report into foreign interference last week contained a warning: party nominations can be a “gateway” for foreign interference.
Some 2019 candidates ‘appeared willing’ to engage with foreign interference: Hogue inquiry
A handful of candidates in Canada’s 2019 federal election “appeared willing” to go along with foreign interference schemes, a federal public inquiry has found.
Planned anti-carbon price protests prompt security warning to MPs
Planned protests against the carbon price outside Liberal and NDP MP offices on May 3 have prompted a security warning from the House of Commons.