Is it really intelligent to add more ‘Canadian’ intelligence?

No Canadian CIA. Mark Carney’s new National Security Strategy calls for increased intelligence capacities. Too many public resources are already devoted to secretive, US-aligned, elements of Canada’s government. Released on Thursday, the National Security Strategy pledges to “Modernise Canada’s intelligence capabilities to anticipate and counter emerging threats: Our ability to collect, analyse, and leverage intelligence,... Continue Reading →

November 2, 2026

Racist Five Eyes spy network wages deceitful campaign to ban Huawei

Banning Huawei’s equipment from Canada’s 5G network demonstrates the subordination of powerful economic interests to the prerogatives of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and imperial ideology. The Liberals look set to concede to US and media pressure to ban the world’s largest 5G network provider from building its cutting-edge broadband in Canada. Sanctioning China based... Continue Reading →

December 13, 2021

Canada’s NSA

This year marks the 75th anniversary of a little known but influential arm of Canada’s foreign policy apparatus. An entity called the Communications Security Establishment was established to spy internationally in 1946, operating secretly during its first four decades. With an annual budget of $780 million and 3000 employees, the CSE has a variety of high-tech... Continue Reading →

December 10, 2021

Intelligence agencies fail to protect us from pandemic

With millions forced out of work and many more stuck at home, Canadians need to ask tough questions of organizations receiving billions of dollars to protect them from foreign threats. The country’s intelligence/security sector has done little to respond to the ongoing social and economic calamity. Even worse, their thinking and practices are an obstacle... Continue Reading →

April 16, 2020

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