A big thank you to the Richmond RCMP and Metro Vancouver Transit Police for the work they do every day to help keep our community safe. Today, while walking near the Capstan Canada Line Station, I witnessed Richmond RCMP and Transit Police stop and arrest a suspect. I could see a significant number of brand-new tools, still in their boxes, spilling out of the vehicle. The stop unfolded in a challenging location, with officers working around lanes of oncoming traffic. It was a potentially dangerous situation for the officers, the individuals involved, and passing motorists, but police worked to bring the situation under control. Seeing situations like this firsthand is a reminder of the difficult and unpredictable circumstances our police officers face while serving Richmond. Conservative Richmond will continue to support the Richmond RCMP and advocate for the resources they need to do their jobs effectively. We will also work with the provincial and federal governments to address the major public-safety challenges affecting our community and ensure every level of government is doing its part. Richmond residents deserve to feel safe in their neighbourhoods, at our transit stations, in our parks, and throughout our city. Thank you to the Richmond RCMP and Metro Vancouver Transit Police officers who were out there doing their jobs today, and to all those who serve our community every day. Public safety matters. It’s time to bring back a strong sense of safety and security across Richmond. Alex Sagert Conservative Richmond Candidate for Richmond City Council @RichmondRCMP @TransitPoliceBC

BREAKING: Canada’s PSP Investments disclosed that it held 100,000 SpaceX shares. PSP is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, overseeing C$320.6 billion for the pension plans of: • Federal public service • Canadian Armed Forces • RCMP • Reserve Force A new SEC filing shows PSP held 100,000 SpaceX shares valued at US$17.1 million as of June 30.

♨️CBC News reports that four former students/graduates of Western University in London, Ontario, have been hit with 19 additional charges on August 12 related to an alleged explosives and firearms manufacturing scheme. The total now stands at 31 counts. The four accused: - Jerry Tong, 27 - Zekun (Alex) Wang, 26 - Fei (Frank) Han, 25 - Feiyang (Astrid) Ji, 21 The three men studied engineering. All four are Chinese nationals or ethnic Chinese international students/recent graduates. **Case timeline:** In the early hours of January 24, 2026, two of them entered a Western University engineering building. One was arrested after a foot chase and found carrying a loaded restricted handgun. The investigation quickly led police to a residence at 212 Chesham Place near campus, where they discovered chemicals that could be used to make explosives, finished high explosives, and materials related to firearm manufacturing. Searches also took place at addresses in Orléans (near Ottawa) and Gatineau, Quebec. Police stated the group was manufacturing firearms and explosives. **New charges now specifically name the explosive substances for the first time:** They are accused of possessing: - PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate – a military-grade high explosive) - TNT - DNP (dinitrophenol) - HMTD (hexamethylene triperoxide diamine – a highly sensitive homemade explosive) - Lead azide (a primary explosive used as a detonator) Additional charges include possession of stolen Western University property, accessing computer data for firearm design files usable with 3D printers or milling machines, possession of silencers/suppressors, oversized magazines, unauthorized manufacturing of prohibited firearms, and careless storage of a rifle. Tong alone faces 28 charges and remains in custody. Han was denied bail and is also detained. Wang and Ji are out on bail under strict conditions. Police have publicly said the case is not currently being treated as a national security or terrorism investigation, yet the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) was involved early on. The motive remains unclear. Tong had previously posted a video promoting a low-cost anti-drone weapons system called MORSLAB. Four young Chinese engineering students storing military-grade explosives and manufacturing guns near a Canadian university campus is not something that can be dismissed as a “hobby.” Canada and Western universities have for years admitted large numbers of Chinese students with minimal serious background scrutiny, especially in sensitive fields like engineering, materials science, and chemistry. The result is people researching how to build bombs and firearms on foreign soil. The Chinese Communist Party is an atheistic totalitarian regime that produces people capable of operating without moral restraint. These explosives are not toys. If they had been used or diverted, the consequences would have been catastrophic. Canadian authorities still claiming this is not a national security matter is absurd. These four must face the full force of the law and should never again be allowed to enter any free country. They belong permanently locked up in China — not walking free on bail in the West under “procedural fairness.” No country should permit entry to people like this. An atheistic evil regime is precisely the kind of system that allows such demons to operate abroad with impunity. 👇Follow me find more @helengmaga @helen_maga99