Canadian Foreign Interference (General)
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The public comment period on the draft regulations opened Jan 3rd and closes Feb 2nd.
Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 160, Number 1: Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Regulations
January 3, 2026, Part 1, Volume 160, Number 1, Canada Gazette
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Next step: former top BC elections official named to run the foreign influence registry shop ...
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Feds select former B.C. chief electoral officer to oversee foreign influence registry
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has chosen Anton Boegman, a former chief electoral officer of British Columbia, to administer the planned federal foreign influence transparency registry.
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This could fit in a number of threads, but picked this one since more than one country (IRN's int, MEX cartels) sounds involved.
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Affidavit from DOJ info-machine attached.
Some backstory:
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Edited to add archived links to The Bureau stories here & here, a response from the IRN hacker guys, and a quote that might bite the RCMP's Commish in the butt (yellow highlight mine)
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Justice Department Disrupts Iranian Cyber Enabled Psychological Operations
Today, the Justice Department announced the seizure of four domains as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The affidavit supporting the seizure warrant can be found
DOJ Seizes Iranian Intelligence Websites Behind $250,000 Beheading Bounty on Canadian Politician — Cartel Directed to Kill Her at Ottawa Home
Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security used a Mexican drug cartel as a threat against a Canadian politician. The Justice Department just shut the network down.
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Iran’s Kill Network Ran Through Toronto: Affidavit Reveals Canadian Web Infrastructure, Hong Kong Crypto Links, and Terror Financing Behind Cartel Plot Targeting Ottawa Politician
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON — Before the Unite…
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Some backstory:
Iran-linked hackers offer $250K bounty on ex-politician | The Jerusalem Post
Ghamari’s family fled to Canada when she was only a year old in 1986, after an assassination attempt on her father.
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Iran-linked hackers offer $250,000 bounty to kill activists | The Jerusalem Post
Experts previously told Iran International that CJNG was among the many Iran-linked groups spreading insecurity across Latin America.
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Edited to add archived links to The Bureau stories here & here, a response from the IRN hacker guys, and a quote that might bite the RCMP's Commish in the butt (yellow highlight mine)
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Iran-linked Handala hacker group responds with defiance after US seizure of websites | The National
Justice Department accused group of 'psychological operations and transnational repression'
www.thenationalnews.com
EXCLUSIVE: RCMP commissioner says no current criminal link between transnational repression in Canada and the Indian government
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says based on the information before him, there are no longer clandestine activities or transnational repression taking place in Canada that is linked to the government of India.
www.ctvnews.ca
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Keeping a (closer?) eye out for IRN shenanigans here in Canada.
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Ottawa has boosted monitoring of Iran's threats to diaspora in Canada, official says
OTTAWA — Federal officials have ramped up their monitoring of Tehran's threats against members of the Iranian diaspora in Canada, a senior public safety executive said Tuesday at a conference in Ottawa.
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Interesting in Toronto, you had some open support for the regime, which I am sure the RCMP and CSIS appreciate as it makes their intelligence gathering so much easier. Here in Vancouver, there is no open support, although I do know one couple I suspect of quietly supporting the regime.
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Former RCMP-ist in court for trying to twist arms on behalf of the CHN government.
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Former RCMP officer's lawyer calls no evidence in B.C. trial over security charge
VANCOUVER — Former RCMP officer William Majcher says he wants to get back home to his family and hopes for a not guilty finding on a charge alleging he prepared to threaten a B.C. resident to convince him to return to China.
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A bit more just out ...Former RCMP-ist in court for trying to twist arms on behalf of the CHN government.
AI-generated highlight chronology:Former RCMP officer's lawyer calls no evidence in B.C. trial over security charge
VANCOUVER — Former RCMP officer William Majcher says he wants to get back home to his family and hopes for a not guilty finding on a charge alleging he prepared to threaten a B.C. resident to convince him to return to China.
Actions of ex-Mountie charged under security law affront Canadian sovereignty: Crown
A Crown prosecutor says the actions of a former RCMP officer accused of violating security law for the benefit of the Chinese government were an affront to Canadian sovereignty.
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Toss this in this thread since it applies here. I hope we see a serious investigation into this one
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We ought to keep in mind that interference and influence are two different things.
For discussion’s sake: we do not have a single statutory definition for simply “foreign interference”. Public Safety Canada defines it thusly:
What is foreign interference
Foreign interference is any covert, deceptive or coercive activity by a foreign government, or by those acting on their behalf, that is directed at Canada, Canadians or Canadian interests, and is contrary to Canada's national security. Examples of interference activities by foreign governments, or those acting on their behalf, include:- threatening, harassing, silencing or intimidating people in Canada or their family and friends abroad because of their political opinion
- interfering in Canada's democratic institutions and processes, such as elections, to advance their interests
- manipulating the information environment
- stealing Canadian intellectual property, technology and know how
- targeting any level of government to influence public policy or decision-making in a way that is clandestine, deceptive or threatening, and is contrary to Canadian interests
- interfering in the ability of students or professors at Canadian universities to exercise their freedom of speech
Understanding foreign interference
Information about the different types of foreign interference, including transnational repression, and the difference between political foreign influence and interference.
Now, this would all be captured in the CSIS act definition “threats to the security of Canada”. Criminally, several offences under FISOIA criminalizes different manifestations of it. Not all foreign interference, however, will necessarily meet all the elements of a criminal offence. Some fuckery in the info space, for instance, may meet the Public Safety definition and be captured by the CSIS act definition, but not be clearly criminal.
Where activity constitutes foreign interference but not necessarily criminality, there’s still an important role for CSIS to work to understand the threat, and to define it to policy makers, government, and other national security partners for monitoring and potentially other mitigation.
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Latest on Majcher/alleged role in CHN strongarming case ...
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Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel saying prosecutors hadn't proved their case that wa...
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Latest on Majcher/alleged role in CHN strongarming case ...
Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel saying prosecutors hadn't proved their case that wa...
Man, I’d completely forgotten about this one somehow. I’m amazed how short the trial was- and it looks like defence called no witnesses, just a “where’s the beef?” Losing argument. A single count of section 22 SOIA doesn’t leave many potential paths to conviction.
Nice thing is it’s a judge trial, so we’ll get some written jurisprudence out of it either way.
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Academic: IRN stepping up its harrasment game in Canada ...
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Scholar tracks uptick in Iran threats on diaspora, others question deporting official
OTTAWA — A scholar researching transnational repression says he's seeing an uptick in Iran's regime threatening diaspora in Canada. University of Ottawa professor Thomas Juneau said at the start of the U.S.
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Latest on Majcher/alleged role in CHN strongarming case ...
Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel saying prosecutors hadn't proved their case that wa...
I wonder if any Chinese Canadians jumped from buildings during that time frame.
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Maybe the Chinese Police who slipped away from their RCMP escort for 6 hours were just visiting the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
Human rights advocates sound alarm as court documents reveals extent Chinese police harassed Canadian residents
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It's not surprising the government isn't releasing the 'agreement' between the GOC and China.
Human rights advocates sound alarm as court documents reveals extent Chinese police harassed Canadian residents
Human rights advocates sound alarm as court documents reveal extent Chinese police harassed Canadian residents
Security experts and human rights advocates are sounding the alarm about the renewal of a co-operation agreement between the RCMP and China’s police force as troubling details surface at a foreign interference trial.
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It's not surprising the government isn't releasing the 'agreement' between the GOC and China.
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Not about Canada, but about how the U.S. seems to be dealing with "secret" CHN cop shops ...
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... with this from the USDOJ info-machine: "Bronx Man Convicted of Operating Police Station for the Chinese Government in New York City and Obstruction of Justice"
US man convicted of running secret Chinese 'police station' in NYC
The secret police station, located above a ramen stall in NYC, is one of at least 100 such facilities that have been reported across 53 countries.
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New York man found guilty of acting as an unregistered agent of China
Lu Jianwang was accused of operating a ‘secret police station’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown at the behest of Beijing
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Boss of NYC’s ‘secret Chinese police station’ convicted of acting as illegal ‘agent’
A Big Apple Chinatown community leader who the feds say ran a secret Chinese “police station” out of a nondescript office building was found guilty Wednesday of acting as an illegal for…
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Yeah, I might just start sharing other articles of interest on foreign interference into this thread as a catch-all, regardless of which friendly country it is. Niche subject.Not about Canada, but about how the U.S. seems to be dealing with "secret" CHN cop shops ...
US man convicted of running secret Chinese 'police station' in NYC
The secret police station, located above a ramen stall in NYC, is one of at least 100 such facilities that have been reported across 53 countries.New York man found guilty of acting as an unregistered agent of China
Lu Jianwang was accused of operating a ‘secret police station’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown at the behest of Beijing... with this from the USDOJ info-machine: "Bronx Man Convicted of Operating Police Station for the Chinese Government in New York City and Obstruction of Justice"Boss of NYC’s ‘secret Chinese police station’ convicted of acting as illegal ‘agent’
A Big Apple Chinatown community leader who the feds say ran a secret Chinese “police station” out of a nondescript office building was found guilty Wednesday of acting as an illegal for…
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