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The Liberal Party of Canada has dropped its candidate in the Calgary Confederation riding, due to the candidate’s failure to disclose a 20-year-old domestic assault charge that was stayed six weeks after it was laid, CBC News has learned. Thomas Keeper, a 49-year-old real estate broker in Calgary, was announced …
Read More »Conservatives call on government to disclose how latest ISIS suspect came to Canada
The Conservatives have called on the government to explain how a 20-year-old Pakistani arrested in Quebec over an alleged ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada. Federal officials declined to answer questions about the immigration status of Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, citing privacy laws, and said only …
Read More »Manitoba NDP accuse Tory of failing to disclose a government contract – Winnipeg
Manitoba New Democrats are accusing a member of the Progressive Conservatives of violating ethics guidelines — a charge the Tories say is false. Mike Moyes, the NDP’s caucus chair, has filed a complaint with the provincial ethics commissioner. He says Tory legislature member Greg Nesbitt is a shareholder and officer …
Read More »PBO says he has been told not to disclose government’s carbon price analysis – National
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux suggested the federal government is gagging him from sharing its own findings on the economic impact of the carbon price. During a Monday Finance Committee meeting, Giroux said the government has its own economic analysis, which he has seen but has not been released. “The …
Read More »Man who did not disclose HIV status to partners denied day, full parole
An Ontario man who did not disclose his HIV-positive status to sexual partners has been denied day and full parole as the Parole Board of Canada noted his preoccupation with sex and pornography remains “entrenched” in his behaviour. Johnson Aziga, 67, appeared before a parole board panel last week and …
Read More »Lease signed for Halifax-area shelter site, province yet to disclose location – Halifax
A new 50-bed shelter in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is expected to open sometime this month, according to the province. Community Services Minister Trevor Boudreau says the lease has been signed, but he won’t share the location — at least for now. “HRM is doing some safety inspections and …
Read More »MP Kevin Vuong faces military summary trial for failing to disclose charge
Toronto MP Kevin Vuong, a naval reservist, is set to face a military summary trial Wednesday on a charge of failing to disclose that he was criminally charged with sexual assault in 2019. If he’s found guilty, Vuong could be slapped with what the navy describes as a “severe reprimand.” The military …
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