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🔍 Chinese Espionage Targets Hydro-Québec | Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up

This week on Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up, Neil Bisson — retired CSIS intelligence officer and Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network — examines how espionage, secrecy, and accountability are colliding across the intelligence world.

🇨🇦 In Canada, the Hydro-Québec espionage trial exposes how foreign states target innovation in clean energy and battery technology — echoing earlier breaches at Winnipeg’s National Microbiology Lab.

🇬🇧 In the U.K., MI5’s frustration grows after the collapse of the China spy prosecutions, raising questions about whether Western legal systems can handle modern espionage.

🇺🇸 In the U.S., the arrest of strategist Ashley Tellis for unlawfully holding top-secret defence files blurs the line between academia and national security responsibility.

🌎 And globally, President Trump confirms he authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela — reigniting debate about the limits of executive power and covert action.

Each story underscores a critical truth: foreign interference, espionage, and secrecy are redefining global security.

🎧 Chapters
0:00 – Intro
1:45 – Ashley J. Tellis charged with holding U.S. top-secret files
8:15 – MI5 frustration after collapse of China spy trial
14:20 – UK releases witness statements amid espionage fallout
19:00 – NSIRA slams CSIS over secret surveillance technology
22:30 – CSIS commits to “ongoing review” following watchdog report
25:15 – Chinese espionage targets Hydro-Québec
28:30 – Hydro-Québec testimony reveals unauthorized publications
30:00 – Trump confirms CIA covert operations in Venezuela
31:10 – Outro

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