"[D]ozens of internal threat assessments prepared for senior federal gov't leaders ... [were] obtained by Global News through an access-to-information request." Security memos reveal ‘intensified’ threats facing MPs. By Marc-André Cossette globalnews.ca/news/9454325/c… #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

We've known for about 20 yrs that countries with health systems firmly rooted in primary care get the best outcomes at the lowest cost in a manner that is both equitable & accessible: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… Canada's health systems haven't YET been firmly rooted in primary care.

China's influence operation & election interference in Canada is our national security and sovereignty matter, not a matter of racism or #asianhate as a #CCP loyalists claimed. our politicians should not parrot the same talking line orchestrated by pro-CCP mouths in Canada.

A CSIS officer who complained publicly about weak COVID-19 protocols at headquarters has been fired by Director David Vigneault. globalnews.ca/news/9512498/c…

There has rarely been so much discussion of intelligence in Canada. That's good: we need to normalize much more open debate on national security & intelligence in this country. Quick thread on recent key titles:

Many of my excellent journalist colleagues who lost their jobs at Global in the last week are being harassed and taunted by spineless, anonymous social media sludge. These journalists should and will find new and worthwhile employment and have futures. The bullies are just that.

Women Journalists under assault in Afghanistan. More in the report: globalnews.ca/video/9538205/…

My latest article....Canadian military leaders told sex misconduct scandal was a PR war to be won ottawacitizen.com/news/national/… via @ottawacitizen

We strongly condemn a protest held by COVID-19 conspiracists at the National Holocaust Monument in #Ottawa. Video footage shows protesters openly comparing the #Holocaust and discrimination of Jews in Canada in the 1930s to their own situation. Read more: fswc.ca/news/fswc-deep…

Based on the information in this article, the take-aways are: -CSIS did its job & warned parliamentarians -there is no indication of inappropriate surveillance -advising parliamentarians is tricky. Can CSIS do it better? Possible, though the article, again, suggests no wrongdoing

“I blame myself for only one thing,” Kara-Murza said in court. “I have not managed to convince enough of my compatriots and enough politicians in democratic countries of the danger that the current regime in the Kremlin poses for Russia and the world.” wsj.com/articles/russi…

Evan in court

Today marks 3 weeks of wrongful detention by Russia of our reporter Evan Gershkovich. Journalism is not a crime. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/articles/mosco… via The Wall Street Journal

Russia accused of recruiting former Afghan special forces to fight in Ukraine.

The Syrian regime has killed hundreds of its own citizens with chemical weapons. Globalnews.ca has tracked a scientist considered key to the program to an Edmonton suburb. globalnews.ca/news/9736428/s…

A tale of two disasters: Missing #Titanic sub captivates the world days after deadly migrant shipwreck nbcnews.com/news/world/syr… by Chantal Khan Da Silva via @nbcnews Judith Sunderland: "The willingness to allow certain people to die while every effort is made to save others ... it’s

So much capacity for rescue for some people. Every life matters, but rescue should not be depend who is on a vessel. Refugees & migrants on board of the Andrianna also had families, skills and dreams.

Big news from Canada: federal police finally arrested Patrick MacDonald AKA Dark Foreigner, highly influential Atomwaffen Division propagandist. Mack Lamoureux and I unmasked him in the summer of 2021. rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2023/i…

Shogofa Danish is a Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) fellow with Global News. She was an anchor and political journalist in Afghanistan. She's a remarkable woman: courageous, kind, brilliant. She's desperately trying to bring her family here as they are at risk from the Taliban gofund.me/cf1dc746

I don’t know what Mark’s job description was. To those of us who relied on him he was a wizard. He always answered our calls for help,always had our backs. I told him many times, including the night before he died, that I never wanted to go on the road without him. RIP my friend