Petty foreign interference

ICBC cheques, housing targets missed and attacks on our computers and our democracy

Note: Apologies for the delay on this week’s episode. We completely blanked on uploading it over the weekend.

David Eby distributes ICBC earnings in advance of the election. Only Victoria is set to meet its housing targets. Our province’s IT is under cyber attack. And we have the interim report of the foreign interference inquiry.

Links

ICBC announces $110 rebate to drivers, basic rates remain unchanged | BC Gov News
B.C. municipalities fall short of province’s housing targets | Vancouver Sun
B.C. government hit by ’sophisticated cybersecurity incidents’ | Vancouver Sun
Initial report of the foreign interference public inquiry
Five takeaways from the foreign-interference commission’s report – The Globe and Mail
Former journalist drops out of Conservative nomination race, claims the process has been ‘corrupted’ | CBC News
Sabrina Maddeaux allegations
Conservative Party Response
Government pitches foreign influence registry, new powers for CSIS in attempt to curb foreign interference | CBC News
Foreign Agents Registration Act – Wikipedia
Police make arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar | CBC News
What is the Bishnoi gang and how could it be linked to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing? | CBC News
India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in the killing of a Surrey Sikh leader Nijjar