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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police, municipal and provincial officials, and members of the city’s business community will be on hand Wednesday morning for an update on Winnipeg’s Violent Crime Retail Theft (VCRT) initiative. Mayor Scott Gillingham, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe, central district commander Insp. Eric …
Read More »RCMP has ‘strong tools’ to address threats against politicians: minister – National
Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says he isn’t going anywhere without a mobile duress alarm in his pocket. He doesn’t move around without first informing someone, including when he attends public events. And he doesn’t just work with a security team at the Department of Justice, but a separate one …
Read More »Which federal politicians allegedly gave secrets to foreign states? Liberals won’t say – National
The Liberals are refusing to say which federal politicians “wittingly” cooperated with foreign interference schemes after an explosive new report. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland faced repeated questions about the National Security and Intelligence Committee’s (NSICOP) findings, that parliamentarians are “witting or semi-witting” participants in foreign interference, including revealing secrets …
Read More »Canadians should expect politicians to support right to bail, Virani’s office says
The public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent, the office of Canada’s justice minister says, warning that “immediate” and “uninformed reactions” only worsens matters. A jury on Sunday found Umar Zameer not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto …
Read More »Senior Ontario politicians pay respect on Remembrance Day
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford paid tribute to veterans as Remembrance Day was observed around the province. The provincial government hosted a ceremony at Ontario’s Veterans’ Memorial near the provincial legislature on Saturday morning. “These heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice, defended our …
Read More »In Fiona’s wake, politicians reflect on Canadians’ kindness after natural disasters
Brad Vis has learned a lot about how to help after watching fire, flooding and landslides destroy parts of the communities he represents. The Conservative MP for the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon in British Columbia chokes up when he thinks about the struggle to support people who have lost everything. “There …
Read More »Ontario politicians to return to Queen’s Park for budget debate
Members of provincial parliament will be in their seats at Queen’s Park on Monday for the first time since the Ontario PCs landed themselves another majority government in the June election. The rare summer session will provide Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government the chance to lay out its agenda, in a speech from …
Read More »What happened? Rogers executives to brief politicians about recent network outage
Officials from Rogers Communications Inc. and a slew of other stakeholders are set to appear at a parliamentary committee in Ottawa on Monday to explain how the company’s recent massive network outage happened, and outline the steps they are taking to make sure it won’t happen again. On the morning …
Read More »Officials, former politicians pitch a path to net-zero with Alberta’s economy in mind
In the Alberta government’s latest fiscal update Tuesday, skyrocketing oil and gas prices led the way to a $3.9-billion surplus, a figure that will lead to much debate over what to do with such a large cash influx. Perhaps in an instance of good timing, media personalities, former politicians and industry officials …
Read More »How much influence should politicians have over police?
Controversy erupted this week when allegations came to light that the Liberal government may have tried to interfere in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting where 17 people were killed. According to RCMP Supt. Darren Campbell’s notes, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said in a phone call that …
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