These cars are going to be used against Canadians. There is no chance they are not. | Brian Isted

Brian Istad spent two years as a cyber intelligence analyst at Canadian Forces Intelligence Command with top secret clearance. He learned things about device vulnerability and surveillance capability that he says most people cannot fathom. When the conversation turns to Chinese electric vehicles, his assessment is unambiguous: we are importing literal spy devices and fast-tracking them into Canada in broad daylight. Topics covered: ► Why anyone who has spent time in cyber intelligence understands that no device connected to the internet is secure, and why a Chinese EV is essentially a large phone on wheels with GPS, cameras, microphones, and direct connectivity to CCP-controlled infrastructure ► The Public Safety Canada internal memo warning Canadians who buy Chinese EVs to be vigilant, and why Istad and Iain both agree that is completely inadequate ► Gary Clement, legendary RCMP officer and expert on Chinese infiltration in Canada, telling Istad directly: we are importing literal spy devices ► Why it does not matter whether the owner of the car is a security risk: anyone whose commute overlaps with that of an important scientist, military officer, or government official is now part of the surveillance picture ► The Iran CCTV example: Israeli intelligence hijacked Iran's own traffic cameras to build two-year patterns of life on senior Iranian officials without ever touching a single device they owned ► Why China banned Teslas from military compounds and government housing complexes because of their eight outward-facing cameras that record constantly, while Canada imposed no equivalent restrictions on Chinese EVs ► The Nortel parallel: Huawei stole Nortel's IP through corporate espionage and essentially bankrupted Canada's most advanced tech company, then Canada moved its National Defence headquarters into the former Nortel building and had to gut it to sweep for listening devices ► Istad's assessment that these cars will absolutely be used against Canadians and that the only question is to what degree and in what capacity ► The stingray device scenario: a third party could be intercepting everything from inside those cars without the owner, the manufacturer, or the CCP doing anything directly The Nortel building got gutted. The lesson was not learned. Now there are going to be tens of thousands of Chinese EVs on Canadian roads and the government's response is a memo telling you to be careful. The Really Big Show: the thinking Canadian's daily briefing, independent and informed. 🔴 Live every weekday at 9AM PST 📍 Independent. Unapologetic. Canadian. 👉 Support the show: https://thereallybigshow.ca Subscribe | Share | Comment — help us grow independent Canadian media. #canadiannews #canadapolitics #canada #nowmedia #thereallybigshow #chineseEV #CCPsurveillance #nationalsecurity #brianIstad #espionage