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Bob Mackin, TheBreakerNews: "A post on the Liberal Minister of Digital Government’s group on a China state-censored social media platform is promoting a lawsuit against an investigative journalist who cast a critical eye on China’s hoarding of medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sam Cooper of Global News reported April 30 under the headline “United Front groups in Canada helped Beijing stockpile coronavirus safety supplies,” about how allies of the Chinese Communist Party went on a six-week, worldwide buying spree and exported 2.5 billion pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to China, from Canada, Australia and other countries.

Cooper’s story quoted former Mexican diplomat Jorge Guajardo and Conservative leadership candidate Erin O’Toole, a harsh critic of the CCP."

Exclusive: Liberal minister’s WeChat group promotes lawsuit against journalist who highlighted China's mask-hoarding - theBreaker Real estate agents are exploring a lawsuit against investigative journalist Sam Cooper, who wrote about China's manipulation of the world medical supply market as the coronavirus spread beyond Wuhan.

Carla Wilson, Times Colonist: "Island Health announced Monday that Abermann will continue to oversee daily operations and management of the private facility.

Nanaimo Seniors Village is run by Pacific Reach Seniors Housing Management, operating as West Coast Seniors Housing Management. That company is part of the Retirement Concepts group of companies."

Nanaimo seniors care home to remain under Island Health's control for now Island Health has extended its daily management of a privately owned Nanaimo seniors home until at least the end of July.Susan Abermann was appointed administrator of the 150-bed Nanaimo’s . . .

Mike Hager, Globe and Mail: "Some of the billions of dollars that have been spirited out of China and pumped into British Columbia’s economy in recent years have mingled with drug money and bolstered the underground money-laundering sector, one of Canada’s foremost academics told a provincial inquiry Monday."

B.C.’s money laundering fuelled by offshore and drug money, inquiry hears Criminology professor says funds spirited out of China have helped to bolster underground sector in the province

Simon Little, Global News: "When British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering resumes on Monday, Port Coquitlam’s mayor says he hopes it becomes must-watch programming.

The Cullen Commission has moved its proceedings online amid concerns about COVID-19. Global News will stream the entire proceedings live.

“My hope is that Justice (Austin) Cullen becomes just as well known as Dr. (Bonnie) Henry,” said (Brad) West, referring to the B.C.’s provincial health officer, whose daily pandemic briefings have become essential viewing."

B.C. mayor hopes money laundering inquiry becomes must-see TV "My hope is that Justice (Austin) Cullen becomes just as well known as Dr. (Bonnie) Henry," said West.

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Sam Cooper, Global News: "Almost half of Canadians believe at least one popular coronavirus conspiracy theory or myth, including 26 per cent who believe COVID-19 is a Chinese-engineered bioweapon released from a lab, according to a new survey from Carleton University.

In an interview, Carleton University journalism professor Josh Greenberg said study authors found popular conspiracy “memes” are seeded and distributed in the “highly fragmented” information-sharing landscape of social messaging apps such as Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok."

Nearly half of Canadians can’t tell coronavirus fact from conspiracy theory: survey Most Canadians believe they can easily distinguish coronavirus fact from fiction. But a new study suggests otherwise.