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OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could potentially receive the names of Conservatives allegedly tied to foreign meddling activities — and reveal that information to the public, a former head of Canada’s spy agency says. “The (Canadian Intelligence Security Service) can do what it wants or say what it wants, as long as it doesn’t violate a federal statute or the Constitution,” said Richard Fadden, who also served as national security adviser to both prime ministers Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau. “You have to go to a federal judge and convince them that, taking all of the circumstances into account, this is a reasonable thing for the service to do,” Fadden told the Star. He was referring to “threat reduction measures,” or TRMs, which are aimed at reducing threats to Canada’s security instead of gathering more intelligence to investigate the threats. One of the ways that can be done is by disclosing certain information to external parties, who can act to minimize the threat. CSIS has confirmed that Poilievre is set to receive a briefing through that pathway, sharing in a statement that “the disclosure of some information” through a threat reduction measure has been deemed “appropriate.” Poilievre’s office says the briefing is set to occur in “the near future.” Unlike other federal party leaders, Poilievre has refused to obtain the security clearances necessary to directly receive classified intelligence, arguing that he will not be “gagged” by confidentiality rules that would bar him from sharing information with Canadians. He has instead spent months pushing to obtain briefings through a TRM, which would allow him to publicly disclose what he learned since he would not be sworn to secrecy. At his October appearance at a public inquiry probing foreign interference in Canadian affairs, Trudeau said there was “no guarantee” that a briefing delivered through a TRM would include identifying details such as names. He also said that Poilievre’s chief of staff, Ian Todd — who has been cleared to receive classified briefings — cannot act on intelligence in the same way a party leader can. Neither CSIS nor Poilievre’s office has shared what the leader is expected to be briefed on, nor the nature of the threats. But back at that same October appearance before the foreign interference commission, Trudeau dropped a bombshell: he said he was the identities of “parliamentarians, former parliamentarians and or candidates in the Conservative Party of Canada who are engaged, or at high risk of, or for whom there’s clear intelligence, around foreign interference.” At the time, he said he had directed CSIS to “encourage” Poilievre to better “protect” his party. Two weeks later, Trudeau told the House of Commons that he had asked the country’s security and intelligence agencies to “figure out a way” to share intel, and “perhaps even some names,” with the Conservative leader. Poilievre’s office has previously stated that at no time has he, or Todd, been informed about any current or former Conservatives or candidates tied to interference activities CSIS on Monday did not answer the Star’s questions about what types of information Poilievre could receive, or whether he would definitively be able to share that information publicly. The agency did confirm to the Star, in response to queries about threat reduction measures in October, that there are “strict limits” on disclosing personal information about Canadians and those living in Canada, if “additional authorizations” are not obtained. Fadden said that while TRMs were “probably not written into law by Parliament for situations like this,” he is of the view that such a briefing would need to include identifying details. He said there are situations in which CSIS is able to “override” privacy laws if the agency obtains a warrant from a federal judge and if it is in Canada’s interests for the information to be shared. But Ward Elcock, who served as CSIS director from 1994 to 2004, said he expects that the spy agency will be approaching its briefing with Poilievre with the assumption that he could make whatever is shared public. “I would assume that that will also cause them to brief him in a way which may not give him enough information to actually act on the information he gets, and it may not be sufficiently precise and sufficiently clear (enough to) allow him to actually take action,” Elcock told the Star. “If they are in fact giving him all the information that he would get in a classified briefing, then they have created a new precedent, which is a little startling,” Elcock said. “But I would assume that that actually is not the case.” Both Fadden and Elcock believe Poilievre should have received the same security screenings as other party leaders. As prime minister, Trudeau is not required to undergo the clearances. Fadden said that should Poilievre receive personal details in his briefing, and if he chooses to disclose them, he’ll need to be cautious. “They risk ruining a person’s career and or life if they’re not careful,” Fadden said. “So I would assume Mr. Poilievre and his colleagues will think carefully before they would make the information public.”Over the past decade or so, there has been massive innovation when it comes to gaming technology, as well as the types of wagers that are most attractive to gamblers. On the slot machine side of casinos, reel-based slot machines and “low-volatility” games that have lots of smaller payouts have largely been replaced by ever-advancing digital games that focus on big payouts. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced Monday. The legislation sponsored by state Attorney General Rob Bonta is necessary to bolster safety for children online, supporters say, but industry officials vow to fight the measure and others like it under the First Amendment. Warning labels for social media gained swift bipartisan support from dozens of attorneys general, including Bonta, after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to establish the requirements earlier this year, saying social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. “These companies know the harmful impact their products can have on our children, and they refuse to take meaningful steps to make them safer,” Bonta said at a news conference Monday. “Time is up. It’s time we stepped in and demanded change.” State officials haven’t provided details on the bill, but Bonta said the warning labels could pop up once weekly. Up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 say they use a social media platform, and more than a third say that they use social media “almost constantly,” according to 2022 data from the Pew Research Center. Parents’ concerns prompted Australia to pass the world’s first law banning social media for children under 16 in November. “The promise of social media, although real, has turned into a situation where they’re turning our children’s attention into a commodity,” Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who authored the California bill, said Monday. “The attention economy is using our children and their well-being to make money for these California companies.” Lawmakers instead should focus on online safety education and mental health resources, not warning label bills that are “constitutionally unsound,” said Todd O’Boyle, a vice president of the tech industry policy group Chamber of Progress. “We strongly suspect that the courts will set them aside as compelled speech,” O’Boyle told The Associated Press. Victoria Hinks’ 16-year-old daughter, Alexandra, died by suicide four months ago after being “led down dark rabbit holes” on social media that glamorized eating disorders and self-harm. Hinks said the labels would help protect children from companies that turn a blind eye to the harm caused to children’s mental health when they become addicted to social media platforms. “There’s not a bone in my body that doubts social media played a role in leading her to that final, irreversible decision,” Hinks said. “This could be your story.” Related Articles National News | Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation National News | How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say National News | ‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year National News | Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment National News | Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions Common Sense Media, a sponsor of the bill, said it plans to lobby for similar proposals in other states. California in the past decade has positioned itself as a leader in regulating and fighting the tech industry to bolster online safety for children. The state was the first in 2022 to bar online platforms from using users’ personal information in ways that could harm children. It was one of the states that sued Meta in 2023 and TikTok in October for deliberately designing addictive features that keep kids hooked on their platforms. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, also signed several bills in September to help curb the effects of social media on children, including one to prohibit social media platforms from knowingly providing addictive feeds to children without parental consent and one to limit or ban students from using smartphones on school campus. Federal lawmakers have held hearings on child online safety and legislation is in the works to force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm. The legislation has the support of X owner Elon Musk and the President-elect’s son, Donald Trump Jr . Still, the last federal law aimed at protecting children online was enacted in 1998, six years before Facebook’s founding. 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