Akshay Singh
akshaysingh.bsky.social
Akshay Singh
@akshaysingh.bsky.social
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“If Canada removes the unilateral unjustified tariffs on Chinese products, China will also reciprocate accordingly,” said Wang Di.

So the PRC basically admits its canola tariffs are “unilateral and unjustified”?

This is why trade diversification is so important.

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China will remove canola tariffs if Canada scraps EV levies: ambassador
China will remove its tariffs on Canadian agriculture — including on canola products — if Canada scraps its levies on Chinese electric vehicles, that country’s ambassador says.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🇨🇦Lawyers and ML: "Wang had not made reasonable inquiries to get information about the people and companies involved in...transactions when he wired $2.7 million from his lawyer’s trust account to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates."

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Vancouver lawyer who wired $2.7 million to Dubai for client under a U.S. stock investigation handed suspension — Vancouver Sun
Neal Burton Wang failed to obtain, record and verify client identification documents in relation to several client matters, said a panel.
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October 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Want to learn about suspicious ships operating in international waters? We're live now with @pa.nton.cx in our Discord Server: discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
September 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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New (Canadian) National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) report on Lawful Access out:
www.nsicop-cpsnr.ca/reports/rp-2...
Special Report on the Lawful Access to Communications by Security and Intelligence Organizations
www.nsicop-cpsnr.ca
September 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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It is a good time to learn how to find accurate information online. We’re offering virtual training sessions over the month of October, teaching you Bellingcat’s investigative techniques…
September 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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🚨40 years of security and intelligence in Canada 🚨

Join us for our annual symposium and hear from some of the top minds on current issues! Check out the full program here, and register soon -- space is limited.

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CASIS 2025 Annual Symposium: Disorder at the Gates - Canada’s Role In A Fragmenting World
Fourwaves - CASIS 2025 Annual Symposium: Disorder at the Gates - Canada’s Role In A Fragmenting World
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September 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Anytime the Investment Canada Act is used is worth looking at — one of our most significant and impactful pieces of national security legislation.

Some important commitments are being made, but will they ensure and continue to benefit Canada?

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Anglo-Teck deal will be first for Ottawa’s ‘exceptional circumstances’ test for approval — The Globe and Mail
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will scrutinize the transaction for national-security concerns, and it must make economic sense for Canada
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September 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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"A tsunami of AI-enabled disinformation is already upon us, polluting the public sphere and seeping back into the language models that AI systems feed upon. What to do?"

My latest oped in @theglobeandmail.com 👇

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Canada’s new Minister of AI must not be naive to its harms
AI is not just being deployed to expand human understanding, but to systematically subvert it as well
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🇨🇦 🇩🇪 on authoritarian weaponization of AI
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Group launches report on authoritarian states weaponizing AI – September 4, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The U.S. military killed an unnamed senior Islamic State financier this week in a ground raid in Northern Syria.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
U.S. Kills Islamic State Operative in Rare Raid in Syria
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🗞💸If you want to know how Al Shabaab has managed to sustain its operations for decades, have a read of our series on the group's financing, a key contributor to their longevity:

newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/tracking-t...
Tracking Terrorist Financing: A Series on Al-Shabaab
Group Profile
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Thanks so much for all the support we have gotten so far. Please help us spread the word!
We are now extending the campaign to help fund another crucial item in our budget: translation. Help us keep providing high-quality and timely translations so we can introduce more Chinese voices to the world. This is the most important way we help the world better understand China. Thank you! (2/2)
Keep CDT Online: We are extending our campaign!
China Digital Times (CDT) is a non-profit organization that relies on institutional and individual donations to sustain our operations. In recent months, we have lost a significant portion of our inst...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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🚨🗞Today's Insight Monitor is out, and it's a look at the disrupted terrorism plot in Canada involving anti-government extremism and serving Canadian Armed Forces members. Have a read!

🔓This, and the linked articles, are all free to read.

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Canadian Military Members Arrested on Anti-Government Terrorism Charges
Serving military members arrested for terrorist activity facilitation (ideologically-motivated)
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July 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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"an espionage advisory was shared with certain federal departments and universities regarding a person who is attempting to obtain sensitive and privileged Canadian information on behalf of the People’s Republic of China intelligence services"

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CSIS issues espionage alert about suspect seeking sensitive information for Chinese intelligence - National | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service confirmed it had sent an 'espionage advisory' to federal departments and universities.
globalnews.ca
July 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Best wishes and many thanks to all of the political candidates, politicos, poll workers, journalists and pollsters who help make our democracy work. #elxn45 #cdnpoli
a map of canada showing the results of the 2021 election
Alt: a god of a map of canada showing the results of every federal election
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April 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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In this time of international strife and discord, I am glad that the Canada-Australia war has been averted. 🇨🇦🇦🇺🦘🦫https://www.canada.ca/en/food-inspection-agency/news/2025/04/statement-from-the-canadian-food-inspection-agency-on-vegemite.html
Statement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Vegemite - Canada.ca
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for enforcing Canada's food laws including the Food and Drug Regulations and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A Gen Z content moderator working for a major Chinese internet platform reveals the moral contradictions of deleting sensitive political content. Translation of this superb Mang Mang interview was by CMP in cooperation with ChinaFile and China Digital Times. chinamediaproject.org/2025/03/19/s...
Survival Comes First - China Media Project
A Gen Z content moderator working for a major Chinese internet platform reveals the moral contradictions of deleting sensitive political content while struggling to make ends meet. "We're just tools,"...
chinamediaproject.org
March 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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The latest episode of Secure Line is out now! We talk with @colinpclarke.bsky.social about the global terrorism threat -- it's a real tour of geographic and ideological threats. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or on YouTube:

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Terrorism Forecast 2025
YouTube video by Secure Line
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March 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Yesterday King Charles was inspecting a British ship.

And YET he did so dressed as King of Canada wearing Canadian military decorations and Canadian honours, inc Order of Canada and Canadian Order of Military Merit.

Charles is sending us and the world a message, a LOUD message.
March 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/t...

“OpenAI said on Friday that it had uncovered evidence that a Chinese security operation had built an artificial intelligence-powered surveillance tool to gather real-time reports about anti-Chinese posts on social media services in Western countries.”
OpenAI Uncovers Evidence of A.I.-Powered Chinese Surveillance Tool
The company said a Chinese operation had built the tool to identify anti-Chinese posts on social media services in Western countries.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM