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Project Sidewinder
Project Sidewinder (officially ''Project Sidewinder: Chinese Intelligence Services and Triads Financial Links in Canada;'' sometimes called ''Operation Sidewinder)'' is a declassified study conducted by a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) joint task force. It controversially argues Ministry of State Security (China), Chinese intelligence and Triad (organized crime), Triads have been working together on intelligence operations in Canada. Overview The ''Project Sidewinder'' study was conducted by a joint Canadian intelligence task force, composed of members of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 1997. The study's authors allege after submitting the first draft, political interference led to the project being sidelined. Canada's top spymaster is also accused of destroying evidence related to his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |