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Apr 10Liked by Sam Cooper

Thanks Sam.

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Very welcome, thanks for following, it has been quite a few weeks!

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Apr 11Liked by Sam Cooper

Everyone was “briefed on a higher level” 🙄🙄

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exactly. Deny, deny, deny, and then when forced, "it wasn't that granular"

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Yes, whenever I hear this answer I think why did no one say "Oh, that doesn't sound good, what are the details on this?" It's clear they just didn't want to know.

And also because Dong was a benefit to the Liberals, at least while his actions were kept quiet.

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Hear no evil. See no evil.

Wilfully ignoring evidence or allegations?

Strange the government MPs/PM/ officials wouldn't try to get more information and investigate further.

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I agree. The explanations do not add up even a bit.

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and this is a minimal level of the intelligence that CSIS has on these events. I do think that given the tight timeframe, the Commission succeeded in tabling a lot of good evidence though.

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What the public don't know, won't hurt them till it's too late, seems the way they do things doh

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Apr 10Liked by Sam Cooper

Never ends. Thank you

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thanks for reading, lots of evidence piled up fast.

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Apr 11Liked by Sam Cooper

I always read, I always forward, I always promote your work. If anyone can do this, it’s you. Gratitude.

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Thank you Sam. I waited all day to hear what happened and what was said. I could not bring myself to watch or listen to Trudeau or his puppets, as I truly feel nauseated when I do.

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Honestly it seems the fix is already in with justice Hogue. "We knew Han Dong met with the Chinese ambassador 12 times.". Also, "We knew he bussed in Chinese students from outside the riding." Also, "We won't answer whether we knew that Chinese officials had paid $250,000 to nominate Han Dong." Also "No we didn't think it was worth looking into." The arrogance is staggering. Unless they already know the outcome is going to be predetermined by them.

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Great reporting Sam. Thank you. The Liberal Party nominations are vulnerable to being overtaken by special interest groups. Would recommendations be possible to expand the mandate of Elections Canada to oversee the nomination process as action emerging following this Hogue Public inquiry? What about constant monitoring of WeChat by EC and flagging interference attempts at all times? What about controlling United Front activities in Canada? The Canadian public is very interested in meaningful outcomes from this process. Are politicians aware of that?

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At what point does the Sergeant At Arms have the right to arrest and remove this traitor from the House of Commons?

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Great work! I am also wondering if there is a proper way to send news tips to you? I am a former reporter myself, and often got great ideas from the members of the public. Is there a time and place to talk to you about something that may be of interest to you?

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I read all your stories. Thanks for doing what you do.

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thanks Ed, I'm just staying out of the media coverage of this story, which I don't follow or appreciate.

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I am reading or hearing from CTV News that Fife and Chase are ones who broke the news on Han Dong? Is this true

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There is an establishment in Canadian media and especially among Ottawa media, but you can clearly see who broke what stories starting in November 2022. Have you read my story from 2 weeks ago about meeting an important source? Not my job on my new investigative website to talk about Canadian media reporting on the coverage of the stories that I started in November 2022.

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Sam: I think you and CSIS are doing a great job in your professional identities, we just need to get the right people in other positions to do the great work you guys do , but then again I guess you only get quantity vs quality when more is to be told, keep up the good work

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