A new visual guide charts elite influence and Beijing’s political incursions in Canada in an effort to help voters make sense of an increasingly murky landscape.
Beijing-backed WeChat operation found to be favoring Carney
Canada’s electoral interference watchdog has identified the Chinese government as the source of recent campaigns on China’s largest social media network, aimed at influencing opinions about Liberal Leader Mark Carney.
Canadian judge reverses release of cartel sicario seeking refugee status
The near release of a self-admitted Mexican cartel sicario—who illegally re-entered Canada in February—underscores Canada’s vulnerability to Chinese-led fentanyl trafficking networks.
Paul Chiang remains a Liberal candidate despite urging people to collect a bounty on opponent
Leader Mark Carney and the Liberals have opted to stand by a candidate whose comments about a Conservative rival represent a serious “escalation in transnational repression.”
Is Canada about to lose its Arctic?
Sovereignty over Canada’s Arctic is now up for grabs, with China among the contenders.
Mark Carney and the climate cartel
A closer look at the broader implications of Mark Carney’s role in a financial industry “cartel” that aligns with activists to impose a climate agenda on American business.
Reverse Midas touch
British business journalist Matthew Lynn pulls no punches in his critique of Canada’s new prime minister.
Chinese in Canada at risk of surveillance and detention due to “internet battlefield”: CSIS
“Canadians who seek election in ridings with large mainland Chinese populations are likely well aware of the risks of publicly associating with people who oppose the CCP”: CSIS on Repression Strategy.
China’s grip on Canadian democracy
Why politicians—and the public—look the other way.
Five Eyes fallout
Why the U.S. sees Canada as the weak link. Another Sam Cooper exclusive.
The Carney-Trudeau nexus
Mark Carney’s rise to power raises questions about his ability to govern differently from Trudeau and the extent of foreign influence on Canadian policies.
Ottawa warned of PRC blueprint targeting MPs and senators
A decade before the NSICOP 2024 revelations of Chinese political interference, Ottawa was warned of a broad PRC strategy to cultivate as well as target Canadian politicians ahead of elections.
How the RCMP, CBSA, and Trudeau government lost U.S. trust in the fentanyl fight
Surveillance operations have raised alarms after placing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a former cabinet minister in proximity to Asian organized crime suspects.
Bipartisan call for action
In 2023, Antony Blinken and Vancouver-area mayor Brad West warned of Beijing’s role in the fentanyl crisis and Canada’s failure to stop the drug trade and money laundering.
Disrupting harm from PRC proxies
A groundbreaking new report exposes the expanding reach of Beijing’s agents in their bid to influence and threaten, if need be, diaspora communities and their leaders.


