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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Firm without Canadian factory lobbied Liberals nine times before winning contract

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According to documents obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains and his staff were lobbied nine times by AMD Medicom before offering the firm a $113.5 million contract.

AMD Medicom was given a contract to manufacture face masks despite having no factories in Canada. 

“It doesn’t make sense,” said Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, who pushed for the documents to be released.

“Other companies were ignored. The whole thing is very odd. That is why we have pushed to see the documents. The government said it was urgent to get masks from companies with domestic capacity, but Medicom didn’t have a factory. It had no domestic capacity.”

AMD Medicom, a Quebec-based medical supplies company, had no factories in Canada when it signed the ten-year contract. Medicom’s last Canadian facility permanently closed in 2019.

Since March, AMD Medicom has been importing masks from China, the United States, Taiwan and France.

The lucrative contract was offered to AMD Medicom without an opportunity for other firms to bid.

Documents also revealed that the federal government contacted AMD Medicom just hours after the World Health Organization declared coronavirus to be a pandemic. At that time the federal government claimed the risk of contracting coronavirus in Canada was low.

After signing the contract in March, Bains said that the goal was to ensure Canada had enough masks. Other officials have testified that generous terms were put in place because Canada required masks immediately.

“We want our health care professionals to be able to focus on doing their lifesaving work without worrying about the supply of medical equipment,” Bains said.

“Our plan will ensure we do exactly that.”

Earlier this year it was revealed that much of Canada’s emergency medical supplies stockpile was empty. A total of two million expired masks were thrown away but the Public Health Agency never replaced them.

Trudeau’s mishandling of the pandemic begins to show

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Candice Malcolm
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Canadians are learning just how poorly the Trudeau government handled the coronavirus pandemic. Not only is the government handing out millions to foreign companies, but the government is also relying heavily on Communist China for a vaccine.

Plus, the Saudi regime sends a team of assassins to Canada.

And Jordan Peterson has been battling the coronavirus – and believe it or not – the Left is celebrating.

Tune into the True North Update with Candice Malcolm!

Former ambassador to China ordered to testify before China relations committee

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Former Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum has been ordered to testify before a House of Commons committee after refusing to show up on his own accord. 

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations unanimously voted to force McCallum to show up for questioning. 

The former Trudeau-appointee has ignored several invitations to appear without explanation. 

In 2019, McCallum was removed from his position as Canada’s ambassador after making several controversial remarks regarding the extradition case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. 

The decision to force him to appear before the committee comes shortly after the Globe and Mail reported that after his removal from the position, McCallum worked as a paid immigration consultant for a Chinese firm. 

According to the report, McCallum had several speaking engagements with clients at Wailian Group. McCallum has refused to disclose how much he was paid for his work. 

Critics of the former ambassador have called on the Ethics Commissioner to launch an investigation into McCallum for possibly breaching Section 33 of the Conflict of Interest Act, which says: “No former public office holder shall act in such a manner as to take improper advantage of his or her previous public office.”

“It would seem to be a legitimate cause for the Ethics Commissioner to at least investigate the information that is publicly available now and perhaps to consider a [formal] investigation,” Conservative immigration critic Peter Kent told the Globe and Mail. 

The office of the Ethics Commissioner has not confirmed whether it has launched an investigation into McCallum’s activities. 


Last year, the Conservatives also called on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to launch an investigation into McCallum for allegedly encouraging the Chinese government to interfere in Canadian politics. 

“Canadians expect that the upcoming election will be conducted in a free and fair manner and that any and all incidents of foreign interference will be fully investigated, with action taken to prevent said interference,” wrote a letter co-signed by two Conservative MPs.

“We believe Mr McCallum’s actions, as confirmed by his own public statements, deserve the utmost scrutiny of your agency.”

Public Safety slammed for poor security measures, risking public data

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A report has found that the Department of Public Safety has numerous issues in its handling of sensitive data, potentially putting Canadians’ personal information at risk.

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the Internal Audit Of Information Technology Security of Public Safety Canada found that one of the many issues in the department include the fact that the department does not keep track of external storage devices like USB flash drives.

“Public Safety does not maintain records of USB keys that have been issued and there are limited controls in place to identify if individuals are saving sensitive information on a USB key,” said the audit. 

“In addition, Public Safety does not pick up USB keys during physical security sweeps to examine their content.”

Public Safety Canada is the federal body that oversees federal law enforcements efforts, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Border Services Agency.

Notably, the report also found that employees were not keeping track of confidential records being sent to personal email addresses and that former employees “still had privileged access” to Public Safety databases.

“Removal of access privileges for indeterminate employees is reliant on a departure form being submitted by the employee. However we were advised that departure forms are sometimes omitted when an employee leaves,” the report reads.

“There is no formal tracking of information technology security incidents at Public Safety.” 

A report released in February found that since 2018 there have been 7,992 data breaches in federal agencies, with at least 144,000 Canadians affected.

Government spokespeople have said that most of the breaches were caused by human error on the part of federal employees.

In 2017 a judge ordered the federal government to pay $17.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit after a data breach leaked the student loan information of around 583,000 people.

Saskatchewan latest province to dump WE Charity contracts

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The government of Saskatchewan is the latest province to end its relationship with WE Charity after the organization found itself embroiled in a conflict of interest scandal with the Liberal government. 

Education Minister Gordon Wyant announced on Tuesday that the province had hit the pause button on a government contract with the group, claiming that the provincial government no longer had confidence in the charity. 

“Well, I guess you’d say that the fact is that there’s been circumstances that have arisen… that creates some conflict with respect to delivery of the program,” said Wyatt during a press conference. 

“We don’t have confidence in their ability to deliver the program, given some of the… controversy that’s arisen and so we don’t feel that… we want to have that relationship.”

Saskatchewan’s decision follows the province of Ontario, which also announced that it too had cut ties with the organization earlier this week. 

Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced that his ministry will not renew existing contracts with the group and will review all past expenditures. 

“This is taxpayer money. Hard working people in this province deserve to know that their money is delivering value, and these allegations raise serious questions,” said a statement by Lecce.

Over the last month, WE Charity has made headlines after it was chosen to oversee a $900 million student service grant by the Trudeau government. 

The charity was specifically chosen for the job, despite extensive financial and personal ties with the Trudeau family and members of the Liberal cabinet. The agreement has since been cancelled in light of public scrutiny. 

Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has launched an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the ordeal. 

Trudeau was called before the Standing Committee on Finance to testify on the matter. During his testimony, Trudeau skirted responsibility for the decision saying that it was Canada’s public service who was responsible for picking the charity for the contract. 

DROVER: It’s time for Canada to ban TikTok

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Devin Drover
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The Trump administration is set to ban TikTok – the Beijing-owned social media application which may seem harmless but actually poses a huge security risk to its users, including hundreds of thousands of Canadians.

True North’s Devin Drover says Canadian privacy rights are more important than inflating the pockets of a Chinese state-owned company, and certainly not worth sacrificing for some mindless entertainment.

Federal government seeking clemency after Canadian sentenced to death in China

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A Canadian citizen has been sentenced to death by Chinese authorities over alleged drug charges on Thursday. 

The death penalty was announced for Xu Weihong by the Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court on Thursday.

According to local media, police found 120 kilograms of ketamine at Xu’s residence and another address. He is alleged to have begun manufacturing the drug in October 2016. 

The Canadian government responded to the revelation, saying they are “profoundly concerned” about Xu’s fate. 

“Canada opposes the use of the death penalty in all cases, everywhere,” said John Babcock, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada.

“Canada has consistently raised our firm opposition to the death penalty with China and will continue to do so.”

The Canadian government has offered Xu consular access and is currently seeking clemency for his crimes as the death sentence is passed to a higher court for review.

The sentence comes on the heels of increasingly strained relations between China and Canada as a result of the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

According to Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin, Xu’s death sentence had no connection to the current dispute between the two countries. 

“I would like to stress that China’s judicial authorities handle the relevant case independently in strict accordance with Chinese law and legal procedures,” Wang said on Thursday. 

“This case should not inflict any impact on China-Canada relations.”

Two other Canadians have been sentenced to death in China in recent memory. In April 2019, Fan Wei was handed the sentence for his involvement in a drug-smuggling ring and Canadian Robert Schellenberg was also sentenced to death. 

Canadian pastor jailed in Myanmar for breaking coronavirus rules after leading worship gathering

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Myanmar authorities jailed a Canadian evangelical pastor for three months after breaking coronavirus restrictions on large gatherings.

Pastor David Lah was accused of violating the country’s Natural Disaster Management Law when he held a religious service and posted videos of the event online on April 7. 

Lah, who was born in Myanmar, is also a Canadian citizen and has resided in Toronto. 

One of Lah’s colleagues Wai Tun has also received an identical sentence. 

Lah first appeared in court in May following a quarantine after he had been infected with the virus. Another 20 churchgoers also tested positive for coronavirus. 

His sermons and public videos have sparked outrage in the country, which has a small Christian minority. 

According to statistics, Christians make up only 6% of the population in the predominantly Buddhist nation. 

Christians have faced religious persecution in Myanmar for decades due to their beliefs. 

According to an Amnesty International, Christians are among the several ethnic and religious groups being targeted by the country’s government. 

“Christians are being killed, detained and forced to flee to live with tens of thousands others in refugee camps in dire circumstances. As access to these regions is very limited, their situation goes widely unnoticed,” wrote a dossier by Open Doors’ World Watch List, which tracks the persecution of Christians worldwide. 

Trudeau government failed to pre-order vaccines from countries other than China

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Canada is lagging behind on the development of a coronavirus vaccine after the Trudeau government failed to pre-order vaccines from countries other than China.

As it stands, the Chinese government is withholding vaccine prototypes from being shipped to Canada for trials despite an existing agreement between the two countries. 

Earlier this year, the National Research Council announced it would be partnering with CanSino Biologics and by extension with the People’s Liberation Army to develop a vaccine for the virus. 

However, according to researchers, shipments of the trial vaccine have been held up by a lack of approval from Chinese customs. 

The situation has left Canada in a tough spot because unlike the US or a number of European countries, the Trudeau government has not pre-ordered any vaccines from other suppliers. 

According to former Canadian Ambassador to China, David Mulroney, the reasoning behind China’s delay could very well be political retaliation to the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. 

“It’s likely that the shipment is being delayed as part of China’s retaliation against Canada over the Meng (Wanzhou) arrest,” said Mulroney. 

“But it could also be due to the kind of sudden, unexplained delay that routinely happens when you’re dealing with China’s opaque and often uncooperative customs authorities,” Mulroney added. “Either way, it raises the question of why the NRC thought it was a good idea to work with a Chinese partner on such a sensitive project.”

Medical professionals in Canada have spoken out against the Liberal government’s decision to partner with a Chinese company to develop a vaccine. 

 In May, the President of Concerned Ontario Doctors Dr. Kulvinder Gill called the move “counterproductive and dangerous.” 

“The role of our governments is to build trust through transparency and accountability. If the Trudeau government wants Canadians to trust and buy into a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, partnering with the Chinese Communist Party’s military is […] the most counterproductive and dangerous thing it could do,” Gill told Thinkpol. 

“[Canada] must abandon this illogical and dangerous endeavour, and instead fund vaccine trials with our allied nations who understand the critical importance of trust, ethics, safety, transparency and collaboration.”

Lawsuit claims Saudi Crown Prince sent team of assassins to kill former intel officer on Canadian soil

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True North Wire
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Lawsuit documents allege that in the fall of 2018, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a group of assassins known as the “Tiger Squad” to kill a former Saudi intelligence officer who was living in exile in Toronto.

“Carrying two bags of forensic tools, and complete with forensic personnel experienced with the cleanup of crime scenes — including an instructor in the exact same criminal evidence department as the forensic specialist who dismembered Khashoggi with a bone saw — the Tiger Squad Defendants attempted to enter Canada covertly, travelling on tourist visas and seeking to avert the detection of Canadian border security by entering through separate kiosks,” the lawsuit alleges. 

According to a report by the Toronto Star, the attempt on Saad Aljabri’s life was stopped in its tracks after the hit squad raised the suspicions of border guards at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.  

“On information and belief, shortly thereafter, during secondary screening, Canadian officials found a photo of some of the Tiger Squad Defendants together, revealing their lie and thwarting their mission,” court documents claim.

The Toronto Star has reached out to Global Affairs Canada and officials with Saudi embassies in Ottawa and Washington for comment but no responses were included in their report.  

Aljabri was allegedly targeted for his close ties to U.S. intelligence and for his thorough knowledge of the Crown Prince’s activities.

“That combination of deep knowledge and enduring trust by top U.S. officials is why there is virtually no one defendant bin Salman wants dead more than Dr. Saad,” claims the lawsuit.

The allegations were filed with the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. by Aljabri’s lawyers. Aljabri is seeking damages from the Crown Prince and others for breaking international laws and attempting an “extrajudicial killing.” 

Not long before the hitmen were attempting to enter Canada, Saudi Arabia was enveloped in a controversy over the assassination of Washington Post dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 

Khashoggi was believed to be murdered at the behest of bin Salman while visiting a Saudi embassy in Turkey, however, the Crown Prince denies that he had a hand in the killing.  

The startling revelation comes at a complex time for relations between Canada and Saudi Arabia. 

Recently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved a $14 billion arms deal with the Saudi government on March 31. The deal will see Canadian-made light-armoured vehicles being sent to the repressive regime of bin Salman. 

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