Things that were known but powerfully reinforced this week. India is certainly interfering in Canada but it’s not even close, Beijing’s interference in Canadian elections and evident connectivity to the LPC especially, is off the scales. Russia is a fairly minimal player here. Canada has a problem (as I’ve been told for years) that bureaucratic heads of CSIS and RCMP are in danger of being under the thumb of the powerful ministers and especially the PM and his office. Think about it. Intelligence or law enforcement could be asked or better yet,

1. Sometimes it seems the idea isn’t fully getting through what United Front community groups in Canada are and why they surround party and government leaders. One can read the official documents of these groups online and understand they are literally Chinese Communist Party. 2. More to come on this and what should happen to leaders that knowingly accept Chinese Communist fundraising.

On to new stories, here is the bottom line on the Lab story and it’s important these days people don’t get confused with partisan debate, and that reporters accurately parse PMJT responses in coming days.
1. An infiltration of egregious and international significance occurred. 2. This was a People’s Liberation Army infiltration and espionage operation in a high security Canadian facility and Ottawa failed to stop it.

3. Justin Trudeau and his office covered the facts up but opposition parties forced at least basic disclosures showing Parliament worked

I’ll take you inside my reporting process a few years ago with the Health Canada Winnipeg Lab cover-up. Notice how the questions align with what the Trudeau government fought against ultimately disclosing in most cases. Notice how Health Canada redacted who QIU met in China- indicating the Trudeau govt coverup that opposition MPs grouped together to roll back, resulting in disclosures that Qiu was funded by and meeting with her People’s Liberation Army benefactors in the UFWD 1000 Talents net

Exclusive: Vancouver Police Foundation return donation linked to Justin Trudeau fundraiser cited in BC casino cash investigations open.substack.com/pub/thebureau/…
While the Vancouver Police Department has now distanced itself from Tiger Yuan and related Chinese community donors, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C Premier David Eby, evidently have not.

Exclusive investigation: “Fake Chinese income” mortgages fuel Toronto Real Estate bubble, unprecedented banking leaks thebureau.news/p/fake-chinese…
I’ll tweet a few points, it seems substack email was challenged by 6,000 plus word article, please share this story since my email list had a glitch 👇first off, the size of these fake incomes in China is beyond belief, as Garry Clement said banks are giving no dilgence loans >

GM report: ‘Org representing Uyghur Canadians is withdrawing from the public inquiry into foreign interference, a development that threatens to undermine Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s ability to hear testimony from all vulnerable diaspora communities’ The Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project wrote to Justice Hogue Wednesday to serve notice it is formally withdrawing because she granted party standing to former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister Michael Chan, now deputy mayor of Markham, Ont., and independent MP Han Dong.

Days before Taiwan’s pivotal presidential election I’m following NGO and governmental discussions on the understanding of PRC’s increasingly sophisticated election interference, I’ll tweet some gleanings (rather than report on The Bureau)
Some new information on scheme reported👇 As always I see Taiwan as a leading indicator for PRC’s political warfare on Canada’s systems, so interesting to hear new details that Fujian CCP entities paid off a Taiwanese journalist to publish inflated poll numbers for CCP’s favoured candidate (KMT) thebureau.news/publish/posts/…

Special Investigation- please devote some reading time, this is consequential to Canada’s future and contains new intelligence and primary source evidence relevant to FIC open.substack.com/pub/thebureau/…
In January 2024, Commissioner Hogue will begin to hear and consider the evidence stemming from a high-profile and sensitive investigation that started with a CSIS wiretap on the Toronto Consulate and its diplomat Wei ZHAO in January 2019, according to national security sources.

Exclusive: CSIS document indicates Indian Proxy targeting of Conservative Leadership race -and in light of the US DOJ indictment - Conservative leadership says Foreign Interference Commission should look at potential organized crime proxies in Interference open.substack.com/pub/thebureau/…
2. The terrifying connections between Indian security officials and transnational gangs revealed by this U.S. investigation, resemble similar criminal networks active in Beijing’s United Front-linked police stations and election interference in Canada.

You may have noticed The Bureau’s reporting on PRC interference has become more direct and explicit with regards to PRC’s use of Asian Organized Crime in CCP Police Stations, funding of interference and strategic corruption targeting Canadian politicians and businesses. Thread 👇 2. This is because the RCMP and my sources in US enforcement and intelligence as well as Five Eyes are becoming more explicit about their concerns of PRC using mafias to corrupt foreign politicians and institutions. Australia has seen this model and warned CSIS about it.

Exclusive: China infiltrated Provincial and Federal party leadership races in 2022 and clandestinely funded 1 Canadian Mayoral candidate in ‘18 and ‘22: CSIS DOCUMENT open.substack.com/pub/thebureau/…
2. The report’s chief allegation – Chinese officials arranged in June 2022 to surreptitiously meet an elected provincial official only identified as “CA3” — suggests CSIS monitored a particular candidate in Alberta or British Columbia.

Exclusive: Indian Consulate networks targeting Sikh diaspora in Vancouver continued unabated after Ottawa gutted CSIS threat reduction in 2017 open.substack.com/pub/thebureau/…
2. Indian diplomat Mr. Singh’s alleged clandestine activities in Vancouver included “recruiting sources and agents to infiltrate, monitor and co-opt Sikh diaspora communities,” as well as federal election funding interference.

Exclusive Part 2 CCP media control: CSIS document confirms WeChat weaponized to defeat Conservatives in ‘21 https://t.co/jfNPGw24Qjopen.substack.com/pub/thebureau/…
2. “This [October 2022 CSIS] document shows the government has not only been deficient in countering this threat,” O’Toole said, “but they actively worked to minimize concerns about it.” @erinotoole

Exclusive breaking ‘Beijing’s control of media in Canada enabled election interference: CSIS documents’ open.substack.com/pub/thebureau/… 2. https://t.co/b6edD1NjDJ

https://twitter.com/scoopercooper/status/1687115857145815040

Breaking: Erin O'Toole is speaking about his CSIS briefing regarding PRC alleged intelligence attacks on him, he says in relation to his actions as leader of the oppostion. This comes in the middle of the debate on removing Johnston as special reporter on PRC interference. O'Toole says he will speak about CSIS intelligence on the facts of PRC targeting of O'Toole, balancing public interest and privilege of speaking in Parliament. He says there is an "ongoing" campaign by PRC against him, "numerous threats" --- but he won't speak about some details

Unregistered foreign agent law (crucial gap in Canada identified by Global News reports in November ‘22) is the cornerstone in FBI case against New York CCP diaspora surveillance station cbc.ca/news/world/chi… As @samdunningo and I have identified often through open sources, the Ministry of Public Security evidently uses organized crime proxies w. underground financial capacity + feared reputations in communities outside China in what we now see are ‘110’ networks.

NEW: Canada needs new Security Agency to counter “existential” threat from PRC interference Committee hears globalnews.ca/news/9593265/f… “This is an existential threat,” Stanton testified. He said for 30 years, the People’s Republic has been operating with “confidence bordering on arrogance” and targeting the “soft underbelly” of Canadian institutions by seeking influence with politicians and bureaucrats.

BREAKING: Liberal MP Han Dong secretly advised Chinese diplomat in 2021 to delay freeing Two Michaels: sources | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/9570437/l… 2. In an emailed statement to Global News sent Tuesday, Dong confirmed that he had a discussion with Consul General Han, but disputed that he initiated it and also denies that he advised Beijing to delay releasing Kovrig and Spavor from prison.

1. Australian Parliament has received a significant new report on TikTok alleged interference concerns from John Garnaut and others, which cites my reporting for Global on the evolving Election Interference scandal. Some key takeaways @acoyne > 2. “In Ottawa, intelligence agencies reportedly found in 2017 that the CCP was interfering at all tiers of the Canadian political system. In contrast with Australia, however, Canada’s political leaders did not act, and the problem of CCP interference continued to grow.”

ICYMI. Australian intelligence had the same signals info in 2017, but acted, Canada did not. — 2017 memo prepared for PM warns of Beijing election interference - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/9464937/s… 2. One official who was not authorized to speak publicly called it “inexcusable” that Trudeau’s office has yet to move forward with new laws despite years of “interactive” dialogue with senior intelligence officials regarding China’s incursions into Canadian elections.