Elizabeth Thompson
Senior Reporter at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Parliament Hill reporter, mother & occasional baker of cookies.
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1 week ago |
cbc.ca | Elizabeth Thompson
Politics·NewOpposition critics are calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to act quickly to implement a foreign agents registry and a foreign interference commissioner, following revelations that attacks by the Chinese government and its proxies on dissidents living in Canada are on the rise.
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1 week ago |
cbc.ca | Elizabeth Thompson |Aloysius Wong
For Yao Zhang, the news came as a shock. Sexually explicit, deepfake images of her were circulating widely online — an attack that Ottawa blamed on the Chinese government. It wasn't the first time Zhang had been targeted by China. Shortly after the Quebec-based accountant-turned-influencer travelled to Taiwan in January 2024 to support its independence, China's national police paid a visit to her aunt in Chifeng, in mainland China.
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2 months ago |
cbc.ca | Elizabeth Thompson
Politics·NewPrime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has stacked agencies and Crown corporations with dozens of "future appointments" and early appointment renewals, many of which would only go into effect weeks and months after the next election. Many will only take effect after the next federal electionElizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes agoPrime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has made dozens of future appointments since Jan.
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Mar 5, 2025 |
cbc.ca | Elizabeth Thompson
Far from the political spotlight and prying eyes, the process has already begun. When the next Liberal leader is announced on March 9, it will mark the end of the leadership campaign triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to resign. However, experts say the process to transition to the next prime minister begins well before that day. Before any new Liberal leader decides to plunge Canada into an early federal election, there are legal and technical steps they must first take.
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Feb 20, 2025 |
cbc.ca | Elizabeth Thompson
Politics·NewIdeologically motivated violent extremist groups are using antisemitism in a bid to recruit followers and inspire violence, according to a report from Canada's spy agency. Report says antisemitic commentary is used to gain both support and new membersElizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 20, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 minute agoMembers of the far-right Proud Boys shout at a group of counter-protestors at Nathan Philips Square in Toronto in 2017.
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