Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said that China is one of the largest threats with respect to foreign interference in Canada and is an emerging threat in the Arctic.

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Asked to elaborate at a news conference in Niagara Falls on Friday, Carney said Canada has to counter Chinese foreign interference threats. He also criticized China for being a partner with Russia in the war with Ukraine and said it is a threat to broader Asia and Taiwan in particular.

Carney said China is the biggest threat “from a geopolitical sense.” “We’re taking action to address,” he added.

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Yes, they arrested a… A FUCKING SPY and a guy who was unfortunately being USED by said spy… Seems pretty reasonable.

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“Unfortunately being used by a spy” does not sound as reasonable as you think it does…

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How exactly is a foreign country supposed to know that he wasn’t a spy, but simply being used as an unwitting asset? Spavor DID in fact pass intelligence information to Kovrig.

The federal government literally settled with him because of it.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spavor-government-settlement-1.7136196

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Wow I’ve somehow completely missed this.

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