Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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BONUS QUESTIONS with Sam HERE: shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/p/sam-cooper-exclusive

Sam Cooper is an award-winning Canadian investigative journalist and bestselling author of Wilful Blindness. He exposes Chinese Communist Party influence, money laundering, and transnational crime. A University of Toronto and Langara College graduate, he previously reported for the Vancouver Sun, The Province, and Global News. He now leads The Bureau, an independent outlet focused on corruption and national security.


Cornerstone Forum 26’
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Timestamps:
4:37 - Meeting Sam Cooper outside Ottawa
7:07 - Shaun Chen and Chinese influence concerns
10:20 - The United Front network in Canada
14:27 - CSIS warnings about municipal elections
17:23 - Why major Canadian cities are targeted
23:20 - How China’s political warfare works
27:01 - Canada’s foreign influence registry
29:04 - Sam’s upcoming trip to Taiwan
39:16 - Are Canadian elections still trustworthy?
47:00 - How small groups can swing local elections
52:58 - Alberta independence and political leverage
1:03:15 - Trump, China and Canada’s last election