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Read More »Liberals ignored CSIS warning on 2019 candidate accused in Chinese interference probe: sources
Three weeks before Canada’s 2019 federal election, national security officials allegedly gave an urgent, classified briefing to senior aides from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, warning them that one of their candidates was part of a Chinese foreign interference network. According to sources, the candidate in question was Han Dong, …
Read More »Inquiry to probe legal advice government received on Emergencies Act as justice minister testifies
Justice Minister David Lametti is expected to field questions about the legal advice the federal government got before invoking the Emergencies Act to deal with anti-public health measure protests last winter when he testifies before the public inquiry later today. The attorney general is one of three federal ministers before …
Read More »First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe
First Nations and environmentalists say they are angry the federal and British Columbia governments continue to stonewall American requests for a joint investigation of cross-border contamination from coal mining as meetings of the panel that mediates such issues wrap up. “They can sit on every fence they want, but at …
Read More »NDP calling for probe of grocery store profits as food prices continue to rise
The federal NDP is calling for a parliamentary probe of the rising cost of food to determine whether major grocery store chains are raking in excess profits. While Canada’s inflation problem seems to be easing off, the cost of groceries has risen 10.8 per cent in the past year, according to Statistics …
Read More »Families of Flight PS752 victims call for war crimes probe
Lawyers representing families who lost loved ones in the destruction of Flight PS752 say they put forward a submission Wednesday calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate the case as a possible war crime or crime against humanity. The families say it’s taking too long for Canada to pursue …
Read More »Military probe of reported torture videos still silent after more than a year
More than 14 months after launching an investigation, Canada’s military police have yet to report on what — if anything — Canadian commanders did after being confronted by videos showing alleged atrocities involving Iraqi police being trained as part of a multinational program. The slow pace of the investigation troubles the …
Read More »Mountie has ‘impression’ Liberal government interfered with N.S. mass shooting probe
A senior Mountie testified Thursday he believes political inference was behind RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s determination to have police release details on the guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Chief Supt. Chris Leather made the comment at the public inquiry into the rampage that took 22 lives on …
Read More »Lucki, Blair tell Commons committee they didn’t meddle in N.S. shooting probe
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told a House of Commons committee Monday that the controversy over her alleged interference in Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was the result of a miscommunication between Nova Scotia RCMP, herself and then-minister of Public Safety Bill Blair. “Let me begin, …
Read More »Criminal probe into KPMG offshore tax scheme ends in secrecy
A criminal investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency of KPMG’s use of an offshore tax haven ended more than a year ago without any public announcements, sources have told Radio-Canada. The status of the case is uncertain. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) declined to comment on the file, as did federal prosecutors with …
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