China Interference

The timeline for when Canada might have a long-awaited foreign agents registry up and running remains unclear as an MP from a top ally warns his country is seeing “unprecedented levels” of foreign interference by hostile actors,…

THE WEST BLOCK Episode 25, Season 12Sunday, March 12, 2023Host: Eric SorensonGuests:Marco Mendicino, Public Safety MinisterAndrew Wallace, Australian MP, Deputy Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security …

The federal government should work to develop and pass legislation that strengthens Canada against foreign interference this year rather than wait for investigations — including any potential public inquiry — to play out first, former…

THE WEST BLOCK Episode 24, Season 12Sunday, March 5, 2023Host: Mercedes StephensonGuests:Artur Wilczynski, Former Assistant Deputy Minister, Communications Security EstablishmentPolitics Panel: Stephanie Levitz, The Toronto Star; and…

Despite the growing number of reports, attempted foreign interference isn’t a unique Canadian problem. However, Canadian intelligence officials need to follow in the footsteps of their allies in being more forthcoming about it, a…

There was no foreign interference that “threatened Canada’s ability to have a free and fair election” in 2021, according to a report on the protocol designed to inform Canadians in the event of threats to the 2021 federal election.…

The federal government must be prepared to expel Chinese diplomats if they are found to be involved in interference or harassment, Canada’s former ambassador to China says. David Mulroney, who was the government’s envoy to the…

Canadian federal police are investigating widespread interference by China in Canadian affairs, including its “democratic processes," the nation’s top cop has said in a letter to a parliamentary committee but without detailing the…

The British government on Thursday told its departments to stop installing Chinese-linked surveillance cameras at sensitive buildings, citing security risks. The decision comes after a review of “current and future possible security…

A Liberal MP said she’s “disappointed” after Conservative MPs asked the government multiple times about what actions were taken in response to allegations that China attempted to interfere in the 2019 federal election. The back and…