🇨🇦🇨🇳 Censored documents about Winnipeg scientists reveal threat to Canada’s security
Two scientists at Canada’s high-security infectious disease laboratory – Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng – provided confidential scientific information to China and were fired after a probe concluded she posed “a realistic and credible threat to Canada’s economic security” and it was discovered they engaged in clandestine meetings with Chinese officials, documents tabled in the House of Commons reveal.
The two infectious-disease scientists were escorted out of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg in July, 2019, and later had their security clearances revoked. They were fired in January, 2021. Their whereabouts are not known.
On Wednesday, the government released records of the investigation into the two scientists that had been previously censored from public view. Opposition parties had united to demand the release of the documents after the government in 2021 released heavily redacted Public Health Agency of Canada documents that obscured the full story.
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Two scientists at Canada’s high-security infectious disease laboratory – Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng – provided confidential scientific information to China and were fired after a probe concluded she posed “a realistic and credible threat to Canada’s economic security” and it was discovered they engaged in clandestine meetings with Chinese officials, documents tabled in the House of Commons reveal.
The two infectious-disease scientists were escorted out of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg in July, 2019, and later had their security clearances revoked. They were fired in January, 2021. Their whereabouts are not known.
On Wednesday, the government released records of the investigation into the two scientists that had been previously censored from public view. Opposition parties had united to demand the release of the documents after the government in 2021 released heavily redacted Public Health Agency of Canada documents that obscured the full story.
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🇨🇦🇲🇽 Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexican nationals to curb asylum seekers
The federal government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada. The new rules take effect on 11:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
The U.S. government also has been asking Ottawa to bring back the visa requirement to curb a sharp increase in illegal crossings from Canada into the United States.
The new visa requirement is expected to affect roughly 40 per cent of all Mexican travellers to Canada.
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The federal government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada. The new rules take effect on 11:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
The U.S. government also has been asking Ottawa to bring back the visa requirement to curb a sharp increase in illegal crossings from Canada into the United States.
The new visa requirement is expected to affect roughly 40 per cent of all Mexican travellers to Canada.
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Brian Mulroney, former prime minister, is dead at 84
Brian Mulroney — who, as Canada's 18th prime minister, steered the country through a tumultuous period in national and world affairs — has died. He was 84.
his daughter Caroline Mulroney shared on X.
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Brian Mulroney — who, as Canada's 18th prime minister, steered the country through a tumultuous period in national and world affairs — has died. He was 84.
On behalf of my mother and our family, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of my father, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Canada's 18th Prime Minister. He died peacefully, surrounded by family.
his daughter Caroline Mulroney shared on X.
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🇨🇦🇺🇦Canada open to non-combat military training mission in Ukraine: Defence Minister
Defence Minster Bill Blair says Canada is open to sending Canadian troops on a non-combat mission to train Ukrainian troops within Ukraine.
The move would only occur away from the war’s front lines and in a clearly defined non-combat role, Mr. Blair said in an interview. He stressed the delicate nature of such a mission.
he said.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, when asked by reporters Feb. 27 about Canada sending troops to Ukraine, did not mention the possibility of training taking place directly in Ukraine.
Freeland said.
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Defence Minster Bill Blair says Canada is open to sending Canadian troops on a non-combat mission to train Ukrainian troops within Ukraine.
The move would only occur away from the war’s front lines and in a clearly defined non-combat role, Mr. Blair said in an interview. He stressed the delicate nature of such a mission.
It has to be done in a fairly careful and limited way, the possibility of delivering training.
he said.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, when asked by reporters Feb. 27 about Canada sending troops to Ukraine, did not mention the possibility of training taking place directly in Ukraine.
I have to emphasize the fact that our soldiers are there in Poland, and they’re directly working with Ukrainian soldiers.
Freeland said.
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Ottawa adds funding to CBC; broadcaster will get $1.4B budget
Canada's public broadcaster is getting an increase in funding, despite executives insisting that a request to cut CBC/Radio-Canada's budget for the next fiscal year was one reason they announced layoffs for 10 per cent of staff.
Documents Canadian Heritage released on Thursday show CBC will get a $1.4-billion budget in 2024-25, an increase from the $1.3 billion it spent in the previous fiscal year. It's about a $90-million increase, documents say.
The broadcaster announced in December it would cut 800 jobs and $40 million from its production budget because of a $125-million projected shortfall for the coming fiscal year, which begins on April 1.
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Canada's public broadcaster is getting an increase in funding, despite executives insisting that a request to cut CBC/Radio-Canada's budget for the next fiscal year was one reason they announced layoffs for 10 per cent of staff.
Documents Canadian Heritage released on Thursday show CBC will get a $1.4-billion budget in 2024-25, an increase from the $1.3 billion it spent in the previous fiscal year. It's about a $90-million increase, documents say.
The broadcaster announced in December it would cut 800 jobs and $40 million from its production budget because of a $125-million projected shortfall for the coming fiscal year, which begins on April 1.
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💰Lawsuit over massive Veterans Affairs accounting error to cost Ottawa almost $1 billion
An embarrassing multi-million-dollar accounting error that was covered up for years at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) will end up costing taxpayers almost $1 billion, now that a Federal Court judge has signed off on a combined class-action settlement.
More than 272,000 former soldiers, sailors and aircrew — most of them elderly — were short-changed on pension and disability payments for almost eight years, starting in 2002.
VAC staff made the mistake by not factoring provincial tax credits for individuals into their calculations. The department discovered the error in 2010.
The oversight was fixed but officials decided at the time not to notify the affected veterans and not to offer reimbursement for the missed payments.
The affected veterans — who include some former members of the RCMP — sued and have now been awarded an additional $817 million on top of $165 million in compensation earmarked by the federal government.
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An embarrassing multi-million-dollar accounting error that was covered up for years at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) will end up costing taxpayers almost $1 billion, now that a Federal Court judge has signed off on a combined class-action settlement.
More than 272,000 former soldiers, sailors and aircrew — most of them elderly — were short-changed on pension and disability payments for almost eight years, starting in 2002.
VAC staff made the mistake by not factoring provincial tax credits for individuals into their calculations. The department discovered the error in 2010.
The oversight was fixed but officials decided at the time not to notify the affected veterans and not to offer reimbursement for the missed payments.
The affected veterans — who include some former members of the RCMP — sued and have now been awarded an additional $817 million on top of $165 million in compensation earmarked by the federal government.
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🌱🔌Canada to expedite approval of new nuclear projects, energy minister says
Canada will expedite the approval process for new nuclear projects, but will not exclude them from the federal environmental review as requested by the province of Ontario, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said.
All new major projects in Canada, including nuclear reactors, have to be reviewed under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), which the government has promised to revise this spring after the Supreme Court last year ruled it overstepped into provincial jurisdiction.
Canada is the world's second-largest uranium producer, but the long regulatory process has resulted in miners like NexGen Energy having to wait seven years and counting to build the world's largest uranium mine in Saskatchewan.
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Canada will expedite the approval process for new nuclear projects, but will not exclude them from the federal environmental review as requested by the province of Ontario, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said.
All new major projects in Canada, including nuclear reactors, have to be reviewed under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), which the government has promised to revise this spring after the Supreme Court last year ruled it overstepped into provincial jurisdiction.
Canada is the world's second-largest uranium producer, but the long regulatory process has resulted in miners like NexGen Energy having to wait seven years and counting to build the world's largest uranium mine in Saskatchewan.
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🇨🇦🇨🇳 Poilievre claims Trudeau is covering up lapses at high-security lab
During a Thursday news conference Trudeau was asked how scientists working on high-security viruses at the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab were able to collaborate with the People's Republic of China.
After a years-long fight for access, the federal government dumped hundreds of pages of documents about the dismissal of Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng. The two were marched out of the facility in July 2019 and were stripped of their security clearances. Their dismissals were announced in January 2021.
The documents show Canada's intelligence agency conducted multiple security screenings and determined Qiu "intentionally" shared scientific information with China, potentially putting people's health in jeopardy.
Earlier Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre held a press conference, accusing Trudeau of allowing China to "infiltrate" Canada and covering it up by delaying the release of the documents.
#Poilievre #Trudeau #China
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During a Thursday news conference Trudeau was asked how scientists working on high-security viruses at the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab were able to collaborate with the People's Republic of China.
After a years-long fight for access, the federal government dumped hundreds of pages of documents about the dismissal of Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng. The two were marched out of the facility in July 2019 and were stripped of their security clearances. Their dismissals were announced in January 2021.
The documents show Canada's intelligence agency conducted multiple security screenings and determined Qiu "intentionally" shared scientific information with China, potentially putting people's health in jeopardy.
Earlier Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre held a press conference, accusing Trudeau of allowing China to "infiltrate" Canada and covering it up by delaying the release of the documents.
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Ottawa says it will bypass Quebec's immigration cap to speed up family reunification
After several months of asking the Quebec government to increase its family reunification capacity, Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says it's time for his government to pull rank.
Miller says his ministry will begin issuing permanent residence permits to those looking to unite with their loved ones in Quebec, regardless of the province's self-imposed cap on applicants, which he describes as "artificially low."
Miller said.
Quebec's family reunification envelope is capped at around 10,000 applicants per year.
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After several months of asking the Quebec government to increase its family reunification capacity, Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says it's time for his government to pull rank.
Miller says his ministry will begin issuing permanent residence permits to those looking to unite with their loved ones in Quebec, regardless of the province's self-imposed cap on applicants, which he describes as "artificially low."
We're talking about people who are husbands, wives, parents, grandparents, who are waiting unsuccessfully to be reunited with their families in Quebec.
Miller said.
Quebec's family reunification envelope is capped at around 10,000 applicants per year.
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💰Two-thirds of Canadians oppose April 1st carbon tax increase: poll
Over two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Trudeau Liberals’ planned increase to the federal carbon tax, suggests new numbers released this week by Leger.
Canadians will see another hike to the federal carbon tax on April 1, with the levy increasing to 17 cents per litre of gasoline, 21 cents per litre of diesel, and 15 cents per cubic metre of natural gas.
🔹69 per cent of respondents said they’re not in support of increasing the federal carbon tax. Three-quarters of rural respondents were opposed, along with 70 per cent of suburban and 63 per cent of urban respondents.
🔹Of the 31 per cent who were in favour of the April 1 increase, most were between the ages of 18 and 34, and lived in urban areas.
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Over two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Trudeau Liberals’ planned increase to the federal carbon tax, suggests new numbers released this week by Leger.
Canadians will see another hike to the federal carbon tax on April 1, with the levy increasing to 17 cents per litre of gasoline, 21 cents per litre of diesel, and 15 cents per cubic metre of natural gas.
🔹69 per cent of respondents said they’re not in support of increasing the federal carbon tax. Three-quarters of rural respondents were opposed, along with 70 per cent of suburban and 63 per cent of urban respondents.
🔹Of the 31 per cent who were in favour of the April 1 increase, most were between the ages of 18 and 34, and lived in urban areas.
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💰Ottawa to table 2024 budget on April 16
The federal government will table its 2024 budget on April 16, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says.
Freeland said in a news release Monday the budget will be released at 4 p.m. Eastern that day.
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The federal government will table its 2024 budget on April 16, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says.
Freeland said in a news release Monday the budget will be released at 4 p.m. Eastern that day.
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💉Alberta drug deaths soar to highest level ever recorded
Alberta is expected to break another annual record for toxic drug crisis deaths, with nearly 1,700 recorded in the first 10 months of last year.
If the figures from the last two months of the year continue at this pace, 2023 will surpass the previous deadliest year of the province’s toxic drug crisis, 2021, when 1,869 fatal drug poisonings were recorded. (There were only about 1,500 drug fatalities in the first 10 months of 2021.)
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Alberta is expected to break another annual record for toxic drug crisis deaths, with nearly 1,700 recorded in the first 10 months of last year.
If the figures from the last two months of the year continue at this pace, 2023 will surpass the previous deadliest year of the province’s toxic drug crisis, 2021, when 1,869 fatal drug poisonings were recorded. (There were only about 1,500 drug fatalities in the first 10 months of 2021.)
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60% of Canadians believe Ottawa should balance the budget, but only 25% believe that the federal government should reduce spending
🔹Internal government polls, from July through to the beginning of October, found nearly 60 per cent of Canadians believe Ottawa should balance the budget.
🔹The government’s internal polling found barely one in four say the government should reduce overall spending.
🔹The polling showed strong support — 42.5 per cent — to increase spending on housing even if that means rising deficits.
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🔹Internal government polls, from July through to the beginning of October, found nearly 60 per cent of Canadians believe Ottawa should balance the budget.
🔹The government’s internal polling found barely one in four say the government should reduce overall spending.
🔹The polling showed strong support — 42.5 per cent — to increase spending on housing even if that means rising deficits.
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🇨🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians: source
The federal government is resuming funding to UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians.
In addition to going ahead with a scheduled payment in April of $25 million, Canada's international development minister also intends to announce new funding, according to a senior government official.
The Canadian government announced a pause on funding in January after Israel alleged that 12 employees of UNRWA were involved in some capacity in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
UNRWA moved quickly to fire the 12 staff members on Jan. 26, as soon as Israel made its allegations.
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The federal government is resuming funding to UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians.
In addition to going ahead with a scheduled payment in April of $25 million, Canada's international development minister also intends to announce new funding, according to a senior government official.
The Canadian government announced a pause on funding in January after Israel alleged that 12 employees of UNRWA were involved in some capacity in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
UNRWA moved quickly to fire the 12 staff members on Jan. 26, as soon as Israel made its allegations.
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PQ leader wants Quebec referendum on immigration
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is urging Quebec Premier François Legault to hold a referendum on immigration in order to end a jurisdictional impasse with Ottawa.
St-Pierre Plamondon even went so far on Tuesday as to suggest the wording of the referendum question: Do you believe Quebec should decide for itself regarding immigration planning in Quebec?
The leader’s suggestion follows the latest public confrontation between Quebec and Ottawa over the issue.
On Monday, federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller said he had instructed his bureaucrats to proceed with the settling of 20,500 family reunification files, even though Quebec has placed an annual ceiling on such forms of immigration to 10,000.
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Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is urging Quebec Premier François Legault to hold a referendum on immigration in order to end a jurisdictional impasse with Ottawa.
St-Pierre Plamondon even went so far on Tuesday as to suggest the wording of the referendum question: Do you believe Quebec should decide for itself regarding immigration planning in Quebec?
The leader’s suggestion follows the latest public confrontation between Quebec and Ottawa over the issue.
On Monday, federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller said he had instructed his bureaucrats to proceed with the settling of 20,500 family reunification files, even though Quebec has placed an annual ceiling on such forms of immigration to 10,000.
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🏦 Central bank holds interest rate at 5 per cent
The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 5 per cent on Wednesday, citing continued concerns about the inflation outlook. The bank has held its rate at 5 per cent since last July.
said Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem.
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The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 5 per cent on Wednesday, citing continued concerns about the inflation outlook. The bank has held its rate at 5 per cent since last July.
It’s still too early to consider lowering the policy interest rate. Looking ahead, we continue to expect inflation will be close to 3 per cent through the middle of the year before easing in the second half.
said Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem.
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💸 Federal tax change could raise electricity, gas bills in some provinces
Electricity Canada is sounding the alarm over a proposed tax change it warns could see some private utilities saddled with millions in additional income taxes.
Michael Powell, its vice-president of government relations, says that would likely mean some privately operated electricity and natural gas companies would have to hike the rates charged to consumers.
He says the problem arises from an adjustment to the Income Tax Act proposed in the government's bill to implement its fall mini-budget.
It would bring Canada in line with the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland on tax rules for companies that operate across more than one country.
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Electricity Canada is sounding the alarm over a proposed tax change it warns could see some private utilities saddled with millions in additional income taxes.
Michael Powell, its vice-president of government relations, says that would likely mean some privately operated electricity and natural gas companies would have to hike the rates charged to consumers.
He says the problem arises from an adjustment to the Income Tax Act proposed in the government's bill to implement its fall mini-budget.
It would bring Canada in line with the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland on tax rules for companies that operate across more than one country.
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🏦 Trudeau should curb spending to make way for Bank of Canada rate cuts, economists say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should rein in spending in his upcoming budget if he wants interest rates to come down quickly and alleviate the cost-of-living pressures slamming his polling numbers.
During the pandemic, spending rose further and in 2020 Canada posted its biggest deficit since World War Two.
Economists and analysts said time was running out for the prime minister to get his fiscal house in order. A delay would not only damage his credibility at a time when his poll numbers were abysmal but also could force the central bank to keep rates higher for longer.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should rein in spending in his upcoming budget if he wants interest rates to come down quickly and alleviate the cost-of-living pressures slamming his polling numbers.
During the pandemic, spending rose further and in 2020 Canada posted its biggest deficit since World War Two.
Economists and analysts said time was running out for the prime minister to get his fiscal house in order. A delay would not only damage his credibility at a time when his poll numbers were abysmal but also could force the central bank to keep rates higher for longer.
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💸 Companies at heart of ArriveCan scandal received more than $100M in government contracts
Companies run by two consultants at the heart of the ArriveCan scandal received over $100 million in government contracts since 2011, according to a new government tally.
Speaking to the House public accounts committee Wednesday, federal Comptroller General Roch Huppé said he ordered a tally of all contracts given to GC Strategies and its predecessor Coredal — both owned by Kristian Firth and Darren Anthony — following conflicting reports by the government and media in recent weeks.
In total, he said GC Strategies and Coredal received 118 contracts worth over $107 million, a number that is sure to raise more questions about the value-for-money offered by the two-person company that billed itself as an IT staffing firm.
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Companies run by two consultants at the heart of the ArriveCan scandal received over $100 million in government contracts since 2011, according to a new government tally.
Speaking to the House public accounts committee Wednesday, federal Comptroller General Roch Huppé said he ordered a tally of all contracts given to GC Strategies and its predecessor Coredal — both owned by Kristian Firth and Darren Anthony — following conflicting reports by the government and media in recent weeks.
In total, he said GC Strategies and Coredal received 118 contracts worth over $107 million, a number that is sure to raise more questions about the value-for-money offered by the two-person company that billed itself as an IT staffing firm.
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Michael Spavor reaches multimillion-dollar settlement with Ottawa for Chinese imprisonment
The federal government has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with Michael Spavor to compensate him for the nearly three years he was incarcerated under harsh conditions in a Chinese prison.
The mediated settlement came after Mr. Spavor threatened to sue Ottawa and fellow prisoner Michael Kovrig, alleging he was arrested by China because of information that he unwittingly shared with Mr. Kovrig. That information, he alleged, was later passed on, unbeknownst to Mr. Spavor, to the Canadian government and its Five Eyes intelligence partners in the course of Mr. Kovrig’s duties as a diplomat with Global Affairs Canada’s Global Security Reporting Program (GSRP).
A source said Mr. Spavor’s settlement is worth about $6-million, not including legal fees and expenses.
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The federal government has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with Michael Spavor to compensate him for the nearly three years he was incarcerated under harsh conditions in a Chinese prison.
The mediated settlement came after Mr. Spavor threatened to sue Ottawa and fellow prisoner Michael Kovrig, alleging he was arrested by China because of information that he unwittingly shared with Mr. Kovrig. That information, he alleged, was later passed on, unbeknownst to Mr. Spavor, to the Canadian government and its Five Eyes intelligence partners in the course of Mr. Kovrig’s duties as a diplomat with Global Affairs Canada’s Global Security Reporting Program (GSRP).
A source said Mr. Spavor’s settlement is worth about $6-million, not including legal fees and expenses.
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Montreal Chinese groups sue RCMP for alleging they hosted illegal 'police stations'
Two Montreal-area Chinese groups and their director have filed a defamation suit against the RCMP for alleging they hosted clandestine Chinese government "police stations."
Chinese Family Services of Greater Montreal, the Centre Sino Québec de la Rive-Sud, in the South Shore suburb of Brossard, and Xixi Li, the executive director of the two groups, say the federal police force acted improperly when it revealed the groups were the subject of an investigation.
According to a court filing, the groups say the RCMP did not properly investigate before publicly accusing them of being linked to foreign interference, an allegation they deny.
The organizations are seeking more than $4.9 million in damages and say the allegations have cost them $3.2 million, including lost government funding.
#Quebec #China
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Two Montreal-area Chinese groups and their director have filed a defamation suit against the RCMP for alleging they hosted clandestine Chinese government "police stations."
Chinese Family Services of Greater Montreal, the Centre Sino Québec de la Rive-Sud, in the South Shore suburb of Brossard, and Xixi Li, the executive director of the two groups, say the federal police force acted improperly when it revealed the groups were the subject of an investigation.
According to a court filing, the groups say the RCMP did not properly investigate before publicly accusing them of being linked to foreign interference, an allegation they deny.
The organizations are seeking more than $4.9 million in damages and say the allegations have cost them $3.2 million, including lost government funding.
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