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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."

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."

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."

John Hua, Global News: "In Vancouver, criminologist Stephen Schneider said, there seems to be businesses whose sole purpose is to launder money, and that it has become a cottage industry in which people become specialists or consultants to help organized crime groups transport and launder dirty cash."

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