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Military-Linked Chinese Company Blacklisted by US Has Major Operations in Canada
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The U.S. Department of Defence on Dec. 3 blacklisted a Chinese state-owned oil company that has a heavy presence across Canada for being associated with the communist regime’s military. The Pentagon encourages parties to consider the U.S. position in their dealings with such companies, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is China’s largest offshore producer of oil and gas and was established as the state-owned offshore petroleum company of China in 1982.
Canadian authorities have not made a public statement in response to the U.S. move against CNOOC. However, they have indicated that safeguards are in place to prevent any sizable takeover by a foreign state-owned enterprise (SOE) from ever happening again.
CSIS May Have Breached Privacy Law When Collecting Geolocation Data, New Report Says
A new report says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) may have violated a privacy law when it used new technology to pinpoint people’s geolocations without a warrant.
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) presented its first annual report on the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act (SCIDA) to Parliament on Dec. 11.
Parliament enacted SCIDA in 2019 to promote the exchange of intelligence and national security information between federal agencies, and the NSIRA is required to submit an annual report to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on disclosures made under SCIDA the previous year.