Brian McAdam

Canadians prime targets for 'sexpionage'

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Teresa Smith – November 30, 2011

Picture it: a junior executive, excited to be travelling to Hong Kong representing his company at the table with potential Chinese investors. Little does he know, they'll be the ones doing the courting — and the consequences, for his career, and his company, can cost millions.

It happens all the time, says Brian McAdam, a former Canadian diplomat who now specializes in Chinese organized crime. "It's the co-mingling of the oldest profession, and the second oldest profession: prostitution and espionage," he said.

Book Review: Nest Of Spies

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Nest of SpiesNest of Spies

The Startling Truth About Foreign Agents At Work Within Canada’s Borders

By: Fabrice de Pierrebourg and Michel Juneau-Katsuya

“Nest Of Spies” provides an intriguing window into the booming business of espionage, the goals and techniques of foreign agencies, and who is doing what to whom. In doing so it paints a disturbing picture of Canada’s failure to protect itself from predatory foreign powers, to the detriment of both our national interests and our citizens’ safety and well-being. This book is of special interest to whistleblowers because it validates former diplomat Brian McAdam’s warnings (dating back to 1993) that Canada has been infiltrated by Chinese agents and organized crime.

'Nest Of Spies': Radio interview of author Michel Juneau-Katsuya

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Michel Juneau-Katsuya
Michel Juneau-Katsuya

September 28, 2009

Steve Madely of CFRA interviews Michel Juneau-Katsuya regarding his book "Nest of Spies".

Katsuya makes the case that Canada is a haven for foreign agents, often Chinese, who are heavily engaged in industrial espionage.

'Nest Of Spies': CTV interview of author Michel Juneau-Katsuya

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Michel Juneau-Katsuya
Michel Juneau-Katsuya

A former CSIS agent shares the startling truth about foreign agents at work within Canada's border.

This is part of the story that Brian McAdam and Robert Read both tried to expose after uncovering evidence that that Canadian immigration service in Hong Kong had been infiltrated, thus allowing criminals and other undesirable characters to immigrate freely to Canada.

Corruption and Cover Up (W5)

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This CTV W5 documentary, broadcast in 2004, describes the story of how organized crime penetrated the Canadian immigration system in Hong Kong, allowing known criminals to immigrate to Canada. Brian McAdam and others provided evidence of what was going on, but the story was covered up by Ottawa and no corrective action taken. Both McAdam and later RCMP Corporal Robert Read had their investigations blocked and their careers ruined as they tried to bring the truth to light. (20 minutes)

Former diplomat says West has 'fantasy' view of China

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Donna Jacobs Citizen Special
Monday, September 8th, 2008

Canadians have fallen for a Chinese government "charm offensive," says a former Canadian diplomat and specialist on Chinese mafia "Triad" gangs and Communist China's government-directed espionage in Canada.

One man's China crusade

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"I was mocked, demeaned and threatened in a hostile environment while dealing with some of the world's most ruthless criminals."

Donna Jacobs Citizen Special
Monday, August 25, 2008

For Canadian diplomat Brian McAdam, it wasn't that he had uncovered the lucrative sale of Canadian visas during his posting at Canada's Hong Kong consulate. Both Canadian and Chinese consular staff, he says, were selling visas to members of the Chinese mafia and Communist China's intelligence service. The price, he heard, ranged from $10,000 to $100,000 per visa.

The price of fighting for what you think is right

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Former diplomat Brian McAdam's investigations into corruption cost him his job, and his health

Brian McAdam
Brian McAdam

Donna Jacobs Citizen Special
Monday, August 18, 2008

It's 3 a.m. and Brian McAdam is wide awake: No sense for this insomniac to lie in bed, mind racing along an old and disturbing track.

He brews the first of several strong mugs of Earl Grey tea -- to be followed by black coffees through the day. And, once again, from his Ottawa home office, he grapples with his own China Syndrome.

Whistleblower Legislation Needs More Work, Say Critics

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By Joan Delaney
May 17, 2007: Epoch Times

Sherron Watkins, former Enron employee, and her attorney Philip Hilder
Sherron Watkins, former Enron employee, and her attorney Philip Hilder
Sherron Watkins (L), former Enron employee, and her attorney (R) Philip Hilder after her whistleblowing testimony in 2002. Watkins and others' impact led her and two other Americans to be named Time Persons of the Year in 2002. In Canada, critics say new whistleblower legislation falls short. (Dave Einsel/Getty Images)

Former RCMP officer Robert Read's prolonged attempt for justice was dealt a blow last week when the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear his appeal. A 26-year veteran of the force, Read blew the whistle on allegations of corruption and cover-up involving the Canadian High Commission in Hong Kong in 1999.

Media reports stated that after Read's superiors urged him to turn a blind eye to the findings of his investigation, he decided to go public. He was later found guilty of disgraceful conduct by an internal adjudication board for breaking his oath of secrecy and was fired.

Crooked cop’s family returns $20 million

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By Mata Press Service – Friday June 9, 2006

Sgt. Hon Shum
Sgt. Hon Shum

The family of a notorious police sergeant who fled to Vancouver with millions of dollars he had accumulated in bribes during a 31-year career has returned part of the ill-gotten fortune to the Hong Kong government.

Hon Kwing-shum, alias Hon Shum or Hon Sum, served in the Royal Hong Kong Police from September 1940 until he retired in August 1971 during which time he had earned a total of about C$35,000.
But upon retirement he and his beneficiaries owned millions of dollars worth of assets. This included over 50 properties, various bank accounts, investments in Hong Kong, Florida, Thailand and British Columbia.

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