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Carney’s Surveillance Push Targets Canadians, Not Politically Connected Narco Kingpins — and Hands Beijing a Gift
OTTAWA — In this episode with Jason James, I break down my criticisms of the raft of public-safety and surveillance laws Mark Carney’s…
6 hrs ago • Sam Cooper
1:03:07
Canada's Spy Service Won Permission to Hack Two State-Linked Botnets — Assessed to Likely Include China — Hiding Inside Canadian Homes
OTTAWA — For the first time, a Federal Court judge has authorized Canada’s intelligence service to hack into privately owned routers, servers and…
Jun 16 • Sam Cooper
Canada’s Criminal-National Security Crisis Has Claimed a Police Officer, As Lethal Threats Multiply
Op-Ed: Canada owes Marc Pinizzotto and his family more than condolences. It owes them legal system reformatory actions.
Jun 13
A Toronto Police Officer Is Dead, a Toronto Jail Official Was Marked for Murder, a Hells Angel Was Indicted as Tehran's Hired Gun: Inside…
Op-Ed: From the raid that killed Constable Marc Pinizzotto to the cartel bounty on former MPP Goldie Ghamari, Canada lacks the laws — and the will — to…
Jun 12
Toronto Police Officer Killed in Raid on Suspects in March Attack on United States Consulate — a Shooting US Prosecutors Allege Was Directed…
Slain officer Marc Pinizzotto was executing search warrants tied to the consulate shooting that a New York federal complaint links to Hizballah…
Jun 11 • Sam Cooper
An FBI-Seized Site in a Chinese-Intel Recruitment Sweep Carried a Toronto Company's Name and Address
WASHINGTON — A website seized this week by U.S.
Jun 11
“I Wonder How Many People Mark Carney Has Around Him That’s Actually Working for China": Rushan Abbas, author of Unbroken.
OTTAWA — Rushan Abbas, co-founder and executive director of the Campaign for Uyghurs and author of the memoir Unbroken, joined The Bureau Podcast from…
Jun 10 • Sam Cooper
41:44
A Uyghur Advocate's Warning to Mark Carney: Canada Is on "a Suicide Mission," and Beijing's Hidden Hand Reaches Into Western Media
“I wonder how many people that Mark Carney has around him that’s actually working for China": Rushan Abbas, Campaign for Uyghurs
Jun 10
As Allies Tie China’s Police Ministry to Overseas Repression, RCMP Refuses to Name Its Partner Agency
OTTAWA — In January 2026, the RCMP signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), renewing a framework for police…
Jun 9
Tiger Wine for Chinese Officials, Fentanyl Routes to Mexico: Report Exposes PRC-Cambodia Crime Convergence
Investigation finds wildlife traffickers, scam bosses and Chinese drug networks operated together — while sources allege Prince Group figure Chen Zhi…
Jun 8
A U.S. Judge Clears an Accused Fentanyl Broker to Seek His Witness in China — and to Ask Beijing for Help
Over the Justice Department's objections, a federal court in Texas authorized sworn testimony from a witness in Shenzhen.
Jun 5 • Sam Cooper
On the Anniversary of Tiananmen, an Olympic Champion's Father Tells Congress How Beijing's Spies Tracked His Family on American Soil
Father of Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu testifies how Chinese agents hunted his family in California — one case in a campaign that a new report says…
Jun 4 • Sam Cooper
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