Sam Cooper

The Bureau Podcast

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Investigative Journalism. Anti-Corruption. Counter-Disinformation. Whistleblowers. Sunlight. Connecting the dots on The Bureau's big stories with Sam Cooper and guests. www.thebureau.news

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Sam Cooper

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www.thebureau.news

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Who is the Minister that promised PRC he would attack other Canadian politicians? NSICOP findings, and why Ottawa needs an Anti-Corruption Commission that doesn't report to Prime Minister 22.08.2024

In this podcast interview with Jason James of BNN, I broke down my reporting on alleged PRC colluders in NSICOP 2019 . We also discussed why Canada needs an independent anti-corruption agency . And I considered whether Foreign Minister Melanie Joly’s visit to Beijing was representative of Canadian voters, or more likely to benefit influential industrialists in Quebec that have backed Liberal prime...

Lists of compromised travel documents provided from an allied intelligence agency went missing: CBSA whistleblower allegations 15.08.2024

In a lengthy interview with The Bureau Podcast former CBSA officer Luc Sabourin provides explicit details of cases that he believes indicate transnational organized crime has penetrated the systems meant to protect Canada’s borders and corrupted some government workers. The Bureau first reported on some of Sabourin’s explosive allegations yesterday. After The Bureau’s deadline for this story, in w...

"I've faced 5 bomb threats; my wife has been stalked": Canadian MP suspects PRC threats and reputation attack 07.08.2024

In an interview with The Bureau Podcast independent MP Kevin Vuong explained why he suspects that his Liberal candidacy in a Toronto riding was sabotaged by foreign actors during the 2021 election with the curiously timed reporting of a withdrawn sexual assault complaint. Vuong says he has shared his suspicions with CSIS, and also believes “CCP-aligned” members of the Liberal Party tried to underm...

Like Russian Dolls with PRC intel at the core: Untangling front companies common to CCP influence against Trudeau Foundation, Hunter Biden and United Nations leaders 19.07.2024

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Australian media commentator smeared with false allegations by Chinese intelligence 17.07.2024

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Exposing Iranian Guard infiltration of Canada and the Islamic Republic's war on Israel 12.07.2024

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Should the Prime Minister be classified a "witting" beneficiary of PRC support? 26.06.2024

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Why CSIS believes Beijing is collecting Kompromat on both Houses of Parliament 05.06.2024

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Why The Pentagon was briefed Canada is a "forward operational hub" for PRC threat networks 15.05.2024

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Addiction worker estimates 90 percent of "safer supply" drugs resold on black market 29.04.2024

It is difficult to pin down exactly how much of British Columbia government’s pharmaceutical “safer supply” is getting laundered into organized crime cash pools used to purchase fentanyl or trafficked directly into Canada’s population, including youthful drug abusers that can get their hands on government hydromorphone — known on the street as “Dillies” or “Smack” according to the D.E.A. — for a f...

Why did CSIS's Director recall intel on a "politically-connected Canadian"? 25.04.2024

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The Bureau Podcast: How high does the Winnipeg-Wuhan Lab story go in Canada, and does it connect to PRC Election Interference? 27.03.2024

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Iranian regime critic alleges "unprecedented foreign interference" in Conservative's Toronto nomination 24.02.2024

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The Bureau Podcast 5: MP Chong goes to Washington; Taiwan offers Canada help against Beijing's United Front; is Ottawa's public inquiry set up for truth? 13.09.2023

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The Bureau Podcast 4: Beijing allegedly tried to unseat Canadian mayor 29.08.2023

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The Bureau Podcast 3: PRC-controlled media in Canada; the Canada Model of organized crime real estate development 09.08.2023

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The Bureau Podcast 2: The complexities of William Majcher and Beijing's Fox Hunt 02.08.2023

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