Petty foreign interference
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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
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