Feb 9, 2022
David Akin's Roundup
Clippings of #cdnpoli, #media, and #tech content aimed at those with an interest in Canadian politics. Still in beta ... 
Canada
2017 memo prepared for PM warns of Beijing election interference
A draft memo obtained by Global News shows senior Canadian intelligence officials knew of China’s efforts to infiltrate ‘all levels of government' a year before the 2019 election. 

It's far less than the premiers were seeking, but Doug Ford and Sylvia Jones appear prepared to accept it.

As premiers mull their response to Ottawa's multi-billion dollar health funding offer, health-care workers are urging government leaders to work quickly to finalize a deal.

Waterloo regional police say a man from Woolwich was arrested after threats were made against an unnamed MP from the area.

A new Desjardins report suggests Canada's immigration target increase could spur economic growth, with the Prairies standing to benefit the most.

An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade.

Elsewhere
Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than Donald Trump in the 2024 race for the White House, the latest sign from an increasingly vocal segment of the Republican Party that it’s time to move on from the former president. 

Once-secret ammunition bunkers and barracks lay abandoned, empty and overrun by weeds — vestiges of American firepower in what used to be the United States' largest overseas naval base at Subic Bay in the northern Philippines.

A new ranking by global travel site Big 7 Travel has revealed the most Instagrammable places for people to visit in 2023, but only one Canadian location, Banff, is among them.

Media
If Ottawa can get Russian broadcasters removed from Canadian airwaves, it can get China’s taken off as well, says Michael Chong.