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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston

@mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social
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Affiliated w @CSR_Institute, @uOttawaGSPI, @ISSP_uOttawa, @Uyghuradvocacy, @hk_watch, @HRWcanada, Human Rights Action Group + Proudly sanctioned by China

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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Former CSIS officer Phil Gurski and I recently had an interesting conversation on his podcast Canadian Intelligence Eh! about China’s lack of human rights and its sanctioning & online campaigns against critics like myself. borealisthreatandrisk.com/hey-china-sa...
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Hey China! Sanction this! - Borealis Threat & Risk Consulting
Episode 355 – The PRC keeps trying to shut people up it does not like ‘Sanction’ is one of those words that has two opposite meanings. On the one hand it means to support something; on the other it me...
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aisling murphy @aislingmurph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I moved to Canada a decade ago. For @theglobeandmail.com, I wrote about the ten plays and musicals that made me understand what it means to live in this country – and, in my case, to stay here. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag...
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I left the U.S. for Canada a decade ago. These plays and musicals taught me what it means to be Canadian
These works made me fall in love with the Great White North
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Globe has new info on how the Chinese-Cdn intern when she got into the office area of the Supreme Commander when an accomplice pulled a fire alarm. Since arrested, her home was broken into by an accomplice & her passwords were changed remotely. Her lawyer defends terrorists. Serious issues here!
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I was grocery shopping yesterday & found the Buy Beaver app really helpful to identify what was a Good or Excellent choice for buying Canadian and what was Poor. It shows where products are made & ingredients from. Thanks to the folks who built the app!! It will be very helpful in the months ahead.
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John Ibbitson @johnibbitson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
From me: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: New LGBTQ monument a reminder to keep standing up to wrongs
The Thunderhead commemorates Canadians who suffered oppression for who they loved, sometimes at the hands of their own government
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“Americans won’t understand why Mr. Trump is so intent on severing our partnership, and neither do we. If you’ve lost Canada, do you have any friends left?”
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Opinion: No deal was better than this deal. Mark Carney was right to call Donald Trump’s bluff
Previous U.S. administrations believed in the possibility of mutual benefits, but that is not Trump’s vision
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
As Turkey & its citizens come more & more under China’s influence, western countries must step up to welcome Uyghurs whose homeland is repressed & who need a safe place to live, for fear of being sent back to prison & slave labour. rsf.org/en/chinese-p...
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Chinese propaganda in Türkiye is designed to silence Uyghur voices
Over the past decade, Beijing has ramped up its media presence in Türkiye, which is home to a large diaspora of Uyghurs, a minority severely oppressed in China. The Turkish information space is now in...
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This op-ed in the @TorontoStar by @MehmetTohti, @cburton001, Sarah Teich & myself describes the new regulations that Beijing has passed to evade attempts by other nations for transparency in their supply chain, such as Cda’s planned forced labour legislation. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Canada’s new forced labour bill faces China’s legal trap
Canada’s new forced labour bill faces China’s legal trap
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A single black woman surrounded by hooded white supremacists is certainly a chilling image.
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Mark Medley @markmedley.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Opinion: On its 250th birthday, the United States has turned heel
Lessons on America from the world of professional wrestling
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Winner of high-stakes competition to build Canada 12 submarines to be announced Monday www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Winner of high-stakes competition to build Canada 12 submarines to be announced Monday
Purchase will give this country unprecedented ability to patrol its coastal waters undetected
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Ha! By then, Mr Zelenskyy will deserve a long vacation and will probably prefer to give the reins to someone else.
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
BREAKING: Canadian warship transits through Taiwan Strait despite warning from China and just ahead of Chinese foreign minister's visit to Ottawa: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Canadian warship transits Taiwan Strait despite China’s warning
Frigate HMCS Charlottetown made the trip last week, days before Beijing’s top diplomat visit to Ottawa
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"A Canadian warship transited the Taiwan Strait that’s claimed by China as an internal waterway – in defiance of Beijing’s warning – days before a high-stakes visit by the Chinese Foreign Minister to Ottawa." Important scoop from our @stevenchase.bsky.social
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Canadian warship transits Taiwan Strait despite China’s warning
Frigate HMCS Charlottetown made the trip last week, days before Beijing’s top diplomat visits Ottawa
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Carney walks a tightrope on Fortress North America as trade review looms www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Carney walks a tightrope on Fortress North America as trade review looms
U.S. and Mexican officials are meeting next week in Mexico City for the first formal round of USMCA talks – notably without Canada at the table
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Bravo @MichaelChongMP! Canada is well represented by you at meetings with President Lai and others in #Taiwan’s senior leadership. At this time in Taiwan’s relations with other nations, it is important that Cdn MPs support our democratic ally. @taiwanreporter.bsky.social
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
My take on CBC this evening on the results (or lack thereof) of the Trump/Xi meetings. share.google/22iw3gtgJ9i9...
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Marsha Lederman @marshalederman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Thank you to CBC Ideas for having Holocaust survivor Jeanette Goldman and me on to speak about our family stories. Special thanks to Regis College at the University of Toronto for holding the event. And to Sean Foley for producing the piece. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Stunning David Blumenfeld photo on the cover of today’s @theglobeandmail.com Inside is my long read on how Israel’s radical settlers feel Trump and Netanyahu are helping them achieve their dream of a “Greater Israel”… www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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kevinosx @kevinosx.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
My wife asks me why I get up so early but it's because there's only a small window where I can get a photo like this 😅 #photography #birdphotography #birds #nature
An osprey emerges from the water after diving in to catch a fish, its wings raised high and reflecting in the sun-lit water below.
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Bans on sales of U.S. liquor can be resolved if USMCA talks address Canada’s trade irritants, Carney says www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Bans on sales of U.S. liquor can be resolved if USMCA talks address Canada’s trade irritants, Carney says
Prime Minister highlighted tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos as main priorities in coming negotiations
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
“Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear” -- New Gene Therapy Enables Some Deaf Children To Hear. Otarmeni treats otoferlin deafness, a rare form of hearing loss caused by a mutation in a single gene, by Gina Kolata www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/s... via @nytimes.com
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New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Iranian state media acknowledges Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. “A team consisting of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje'i will lead the country until the next leader is chosen by the Assembly of Experts”
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei martyred in his office
TEHRAN - The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, was martyred during U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that targeted his office in central Tehran on Saturday.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
. @mayawang.bsky.social of @hrw.org in the @theglobeandmail.com : “Mr. Carney is right that middle powers need to co-operate. But a more honest “pragmatism” begins with recognizing that widespread human rights violations by a trading partner generate economic, security and governance risks.”
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
@mayawang.bsky.social of @hrw.org in today’s @theglobeandmail.com “Mr. Carney is right that middle powers need to co-operate. But a more honest “pragmatism” begins with recognizing that widespread human rights violations by a trading partner generate economic, security and governance risks.”
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
My interview on Singapore’s CNA TV re Carney’s visit to China. We can export more conventional energy to China in exchange for dropping the canola tariff, and instead of allowing Chinese EVs here. youtu.be/F5mlAKILtJs?...
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Canadian PM Carney’s China trip signals shift in trade strategy: Analyst
YouTube video by CNA
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Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🚨 Trump’s Tariffs Could Devastate MI 🚨 Trump’s reckless trade war with CA isn’t just bad policy—it’s a direct attack on Michigan’s economy. That means CA tariffs us leading to higher energy costs, job losses, and massive disruptions to industries that rely on cross-border trade.
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Bessma Momani @bmomani.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
AKA Tabloid journalism. 🤮
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Marlena Graves MDiv, PhD @marlenagraves.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Lacking due process is a key concentration camp ingredient
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
It’s the middle of the war and these Nazis are already demanding you be their emotional Argentina.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I was glad to be interviewed for this article. The PM is revisiting the U.S. jet contract due to our strategic exposures. The same is true for this contract for a US consortium to manage our nuclear labs. The contract should be cancelled before it comes into effect in Sept.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
It’s good to see the G7 Statement on Transnational Repression. Beijing will get the message that other nations are working together against their efforts to scare and coerce their citizens, and those of other countries as well. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
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G7 Leaders’ Statement on Transnational Repression
TNR undermines national security, state sovereignty, the safety and human rights of victims, and principles of international law. It has a chilling effect in our countries.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This Globe & Mail editorial makes a strong case that the Foreign Agent Registry should have been implemented long ago. I expect the PM will announce the Commissioner and implementation at the time of the G7 mtg, expected to discuss China’ s transnational repression.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Remembering June 4, 1989 when thousands of students were killed in Tiananmen Square for peacefully demonstrating for democracy. Thousands of civilians were killed in other parts of Beijing for supporting the students. The same happened in cities across China where there had been demonstrations.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This is a beautiful account by @sproudfoot.bsky.social of the historic event for the Speech from the Throne. The reader feels they are sitting among the dignitaries experiencing it. Thank you, Shannon. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
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Opinion: King Charles delivers soaring poetry and gristly prose in Throne Speech to giddy Senate
There’s an old idea that you campaign in poetry and govern in prose. But then there’s what that means when your head of state comes to town
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Op-ed from me and @sophiedrich.bsky.social on how Canada’s PM Mark Carney can take leadership on China’s human rights including at the upcoming G7 meeting. nationalpost.com/opinion/opin...
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Opinion: Canada should take chance to lead the way on China
Having admitted that China poses the biggest threat to Canada, the prime minister must take action
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Beijing has been emboldened and is again targeting this Cdn politician. They have taken his cousin and his cousin’s wife in for questioning. hongkongfp.com/2025/05/08/h...
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HK police take in relatives of wanted activist Joe Tay for questioning
HK police have taken in relatives of activist Joe Tay, who has a HK$1 million bounty on his head for alleged national security violations.
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Strengthening Canada’s relationship with Taiwan is a crucial piece of our geopolitical puzzle www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Strengthening Canada’s relationship with Taiwan is a crucial piece of our geopolitical puzzle
In Taiwan, we have a natural ally for our burgeoning Indo-Pacific Strategy
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
The first Sunday after Trump was elected in 2016, he wanted to walk down Fifth Ave from Trump Tower to attend Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The Church refused to allow his visit so he stayed home in his golden apartment. Wise decision on the part of the Church.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
WTH is Jason Kenny doing at the same desk as At Issue. He does not deserve to be there. What, was the desk too long so they thought they would just stick a Conservative politician there? Really?!
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Sharing this wonderful editorial cartoon by the Globe and Mail’s David Parkins.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
This interview with Thomas Homer Dixon describes how An American takeover of Canada could unfold, and how we can prepare now to respond if it is attempted. We better get our act together quickly! broadview.org/could-the-us...
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Will Trump use military force against Canada? This author says he might. | Broadview Magazine
Thomas Homer Dixon on the warning signs that Canadians should watch for
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Paul Chiang is right to step down. He should have done so days ago. It’s astounding that @markjcarney.bsky.social didn’t see the importance of this. The RCMP is actively investigating in the context of our new legislation barring people from intimidating others to the benefit of a foreign entity.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This is an opportunity for Mark Carney to lay down a marker that his will be a government of ethics, and any unethical behaviour will be dealt with firmly and quickly. He’s running out of time for doing it “quickly”.
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Sophie Richardson @sophiedrich.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
#China #HongKong govt #transnationalrepression is already a serious problem. So it’s disturbing to see domestic support for that in democracies like #Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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GTA Liberal candidate apologizes for suggesting people claim China's bounty on Conservative | CBC News
A Liberal candidate running for re-election in a battleground GTA riding is apologizing after suggesting people attempt to claim a Chinese bounty on a local Conservative candidate.
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston @mmccuaig-johnston.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I was pleased to talk with Scott Shantz today about our relationship with China and the risk of relying on that country as a substitute for US trade. open.spotify.com/episode/6UJg...
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China says it’s ready to advance relations with Canada
Weekends with Scott Shantz · Episode
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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Mike Myers in a new Liberal ad.
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Mark Carney to run in Ottawa-area riding of Nepean www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Mark Carney to run in Ottawa-area riding of Nepean
The Liberal leader will be seeking election in Nepean when an expected federal political campaign kicks off Sunday, sources say
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