Today we examine why a foreign influence transparency registry will be much more likely to stifle legitimate political debate than to curtail harmful foreign state interference in Canada.
Foreign Influence Registry is a danger to Canadian democracy
Tag Archives: Five Eyes Intelligence Network
Can Canada emulate New Zealand with some independent security thinking?
Today we look at some very sensible independent thinking by New Zealand, consider some surprising information about China and economic reforms, update the Afghanistan situation and lament slow progress in ditching outmoded military mindsets.
Whistleblower protection, Palestinian rights, East/West flashpoints and more
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UPDATED: The trouble with intelligence agencies, part two
The lack of urgency with which Canadian intelligence agencies apparently handled pandemic warning information raises fundamental questions about their mindset when it comes to human security threats. The Harper era damage continues.
UPDATED: Canada, Huawei and the role of intelligence agencies in a modern democracy
Australia is a cautionary tale, not a country to be emulated, when it comes to balancing national security and human rights. Canada must play for time so as to chart its own course on Huawei and our broader relations with China going forward.