A healthy society must acknowledge suffering without weaponizing it. By Xi Van Fleet and Sasha Gong | Published by The Daily Wire In Brief by Probe Media The Daily Wire series, “American Maoists: Warnings From The Cultural Revolution,” continues with a new instalment from co-authors, activist Xi Van Fleet, a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, and scholar Sasha […]
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What turns normal people to political violence? A new series from The Daily Wire. By Xi Van Fleet and Sasha Gong | Published by The Daily Wire In Brief by Probe Media The Daily Wire’s new series, “American Maoists: Warnings from the Cultural Revolution,” co-authored by activist Xi Van Fleet, a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, and […]
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Canada’s porous ports
Massive fentanyl precursor seizure exposes cartel infiltration at B.C. gateway: Sam Cooper. By Sam Cooper | The Bureau For the original article this summary is based on, see the publisher’s website here: Canada Seizes 4,300 Litres of Chinese Drug Precursors Amid Trump’s Tariff Pressure Over Fentanyl Flows | The Bureau In Brief by Probe Media In a […]
As presidents Trump and Xi convene for the first time in six years, fresh scrutiny falls on a 2024 congressional probe branding China the “ultimate source” of fentanyl precursors—subsidized by the CCP. By Probe Media In the wake of today’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, we are revisiting […]
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Canada’s maple meth pipeline
The Bureau Podcast | October 29, 2025 In Brief by Probe Media Investigative journalist Sam Cooper joins BNN’s Jason James to delve into the alarming rise of methamphetamine exports from Canada to Australia and New Zealand, highlighting a significant connection between Canadian drug networks and international trafficking. Cooper explains that while Canadian media often downplays […]
By Probe International Two reports released last week sought to reassure Canadians that foreign interference during the last general election did not compromise its overall integrity, with identified incidents labeled as “small scale.” Nevertheless, findings from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force and the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol (CEIPP) for […]
Lessons of the past: principles must be “accompanied by steel along with good intentions,” or liberty itself will wither. In Brief by Probe International For the original commentary by Maurice Cousins, go to the publisher’s website here. China knows exactly what it is doing. This is old wine in new bottles. The Soviet Union long […]
Hong Kong’s National Security Law targets 19 overseas activists—including Canadians tied to the “Hong Kong Parliament”—amid global backlash over transnational repression and legal risks to 15,000+ participants. By Probe International Hong Kong authorities have escalated their global crackdown on dissent, targeting 19 overseas pro-democracy activists—including several based in Canada—with arrest warrants and financial bounties under the city’s draconian National […]
By Sasha Gong A U.S. citizen branded a fugitive by Hong Kong authorities for advocating democracy, condemns Beijing’s weaponization of Hong Kong’s National Security Law to silence global dissent and calls for unwavering international defence of free speech against authoritarian overreach. Sasha Gong is a scholar, journalist and filmmaker —she is also the first Asian-American […]
By Probe Media A Globe and Mail commentary advocating Canada shift trade reliance from the U.S. to China faced scathing criticism for its flawed logic and dubious recommendation of a partner with a history of economic coercion. The argument that Canada should trade dependence on an erratic U.S. for reliance on China—as proposed in this puzzling Globe and […]