When “Plausible Deniability” isn’t Plausible or Deniable

By Global Intelligence Knowledge Network | 2023-07-27 |
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This week, former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer William Majcher had a bail hearing in the province of Quebec in relation to foreign interference charges against him. Majcher was arrested in Vancouver on July 20. According to open-source media, he is charged under the Security of Information Act for his involvement—supposedly occurring between 2014…

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Tightening Espionage Laws with Loose Interpretations: Doing Business in China Has Just Got a Lot More Interesting

By Global Intelligence Knowledge Network | 2023-07-06 |
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On July 1, 2023, while most folks in North America were gearing up for a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks to commemorate Canada Day (July 1st) and Independence Day (July 4th), the People’s Republic of China (PRC) passed new espionage-related legislation. The new laws have a level of ambiguity that is giving many foreign-based…

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