You quote the commission and then say, "“The nature of the information gathered and shared by intelligence agencies seems to raise the suspicions of many, who may prefer to refrain from acting when such information is brought to their attention.”
Say what?"
To me that suggests that "many" recipients of the information suspect THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES and do not trust them. In fact, that is - perhaps? - a possibly rational explanation for the apparent incredibly dysfunctional approach to these apparent (that word again!!) warnings from those same intelligence agencies.
Put differently: the pols didn't believe what they were told - continuously - by the "experts."
One thing that I have truly wondered about is that the various reports, from Rosenberg right through the PM and the various "usual suspects" through to Johnston to the current report keep assuring us that the results of the election were not really changed by this interference. My wonderment is why would, say, the Chinese worry about trying to sway the election results when they had already ensured that their own trusted candidates were running for the "right" party (and won! so no need to sway) and so many Canadian elite were already bought and paid for. So, wonderment as to why does anyone worry about "swaying" the election when the individuals have been purchased over many years?
Ouch! Thank you for your tough assessment of Justice Hogue's first report. In a way, the Justice's underwhelming first foray almost seems to vindicate David Johnson's efforts. Your assessment also underscores just how partisan Conservative Party claims about the preferences of foreign states for the Liberal Party have been.
Which is not to say that the LPC's activities do not need to be scrutinized more closely. I suspect, though, that the Commission will likely be careful about how much blame is laid on that and the other political parties.
Do you think that the revival of the Indian foreign interference story with the arrest of three individuals wanted in the killing of Nijjar, at this time, will be seen as foreign interference by Canada into the Indian election?
Sir, as always, good reading.
Now, for something not at all different!
You quote the commission and then say, "“The nature of the information gathered and shared by intelligence agencies seems to raise the suspicions of many, who may prefer to refrain from acting when such information is brought to their attention.”
Say what?"
To me that suggests that "many" recipients of the information suspect THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES and do not trust them. In fact, that is - perhaps? - a possibly rational explanation for the apparent incredibly dysfunctional approach to these apparent (that word again!!) warnings from those same intelligence agencies.
Put differently: the pols didn't believe what they were told - continuously - by the "experts."
One thing that I have truly wondered about is that the various reports, from Rosenberg right through the PM and the various "usual suspects" through to Johnston to the current report keep assuring us that the results of the election were not really changed by this interference. My wonderment is why would, say, the Chinese worry about trying to sway the election results when they had already ensured that their own trusted candidates were running for the "right" party (and won! so no need to sway) and so many Canadian elite were already bought and paid for. So, wonderment as to why does anyone worry about "swaying" the election when the individuals have been purchased over many years?
Again, Sir, thank you for your stellar efforts.
Ouch! Thank you for your tough assessment of Justice Hogue's first report. In a way, the Justice's underwhelming first foray almost seems to vindicate David Johnson's efforts. Your assessment also underscores just how partisan Conservative Party claims about the preferences of foreign states for the Liberal Party have been.
Which is not to say that the LPC's activities do not need to be scrutinized more closely. I suspect, though, that the Commission will likely be careful about how much blame is laid on that and the other political parties.
Which is a shame, really.
Do you think that the revival of the Indian foreign interference story with the arrest of three individuals wanted in the killing of Nijjar, at this time, will be seen as foreign interference by Canada into the Indian election?
In anticipation of this report, i posted a commentary about Steveston–Richmond East, which was Kenny Chiu's riding. It tells readers some things that they won't read in accounts in the national newspapers or in the commissioner's report. https://charliesmithvancouver.substack.com/p/memo-to-the-media-richmondsteveston