Robert Read

Shooting the messenger: Why Canadians don’t often blow the whistle on wrongdoing

Topics: 
Joanna Gualtieri, Allan Cutler, Integrity Commissioner, Robert Read, Wikileaks
Rating: 
4

Suanne Kelman – June 2011

When WikiLeaks funnelled endless secret documents to the press last year, there was only one possible reaction for all true Canadians: an immediate, obsessive hunt for evidence that we exist.

Fortunately, we could breathe a sigh of relief after the first comb-through: not only did we show up in a lot of diplomatic cables, but Julian Assange’s outfit eventually released a list of our most important and sensitive infrastructure and resources in case anyone wanted to attack.

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

Topics: 
Brian McAdam, China, CSIS & CSE, Robert Read, Audio, Espionage
Rating: 
0
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

Topics: 
Brian McAdam, China, CSIS & CSE, Robert Read
Rating: 
0
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)

Topics: 
Brian McAdam, RCMP, Sidewinder report, Organized crime, Robert Read, Videos, Immigration
Rating: 
4

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)

Whistleblower Legislation Needs More Work, Say Critics

Topics: 
Joanna Gualtieri, Brian McAdam, RCMP, Robert Read
Rating: 
0

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.

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