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Former MP says Canada has become ‘open market’ for foreign interference in elections
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
RICHMOND, B.C. – A former British Columbia member of Parliament says he fears Canada has become an “open market” for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as the target of an alleged campaign by Chinese diplomats to defeat him. Kenny Chiu, a Conservative who lost his seat of Steveston-Richmond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick Quotes: Canada reacts to report that says use of Emergencies Act was justified
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Nearly one year after the “Freedom Convoy” demonstrators blocked traffic at Canadian border crossings and occupied the nation’s capital, an independent commission released a report saying the government’s use of the Emergency Act to quell those protests were justified. In his report, Justice Paul Rouleau said lawful protests descended into lawlessness, culminating in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Public Order Emergency Commission has made 56 recommendations after investigating the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell protests at border crossings and in downtown Ottawa in early 2022. A number of Justice Paul Rouleau’s recommendations are meant to address issues that arose during the public inquiry itself. The federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing down a report that China tried to sway the last federal election, saying Canadian voters alone decided the outcome. The Toronto-based Globe and Mail newspaper, citing classified Canadian Security Intelligence Service records, says China worked to help ensure a Liberal minority victory in the 2021 general election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In his own words: Justice Paul Rouleau’s conclusion about the ‘Freedom Convoy’
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Paul Rouleau, the head of the public inquiry that examined the federal Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022, concluded in his final report the choice was justified. Here is what he wrote: “It is regrettable that such a situation arose here, because in my view, it could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The head of an international organization brought in by the federal government to provide communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school sites says Indigenous families must lead the way. Kathryne Bomberger, director general of the International Commission on Missing Persons, says families are central to ... Read More »
1 responseRouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Throughout seven weeks of public hearings in Ottawa, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 100 witnesses and released thousands of pages of documents. This evidence raised many questions about the actions taken by the Liberal government. Here are some key questions Justice Paul Rouleau addressed. Can the commission make a ... Read More »
1 responseJudge orders psychiatric evaluation for driver in Quebec daycare bus crash
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – The man charged with killing two young children when the bus he was driving slammed into a daycare in Laval has been ordered by a judge to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Pierre Ny St-Amand’s lawyer requested the evaluation today, saying he has reason to question whether his client is mentally fit to ... Read More »
1 responseWatchdog report blasts RCMP failures investigating missing Saskatchewan woman
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
SASKATOON – Amanda Michayluk’s final moments were spent walking alone in the cold and snow through a Saskatchewan field as her family anxiously waited for an RCMP search and rescue team that would never arrive. A scathing report from the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP says officers responding to calls for help ... Read More »
1 responseEnergy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s long-promised plan to transition Canada’s labour force to respond to climate change says a clean energy economy will not prompt massive unemployment in the country’s energy towns. It says if Canada plays its cards right, the clean energy economy will create so many jobs there may not be enough workers ... Read More »
1 responseChinese balloon flew through ‘radar gaps’ during journey over Canada: Norad
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The deputy commander of Norad says a suspected Chinese spy balloon passed through “radar gaps” during its flight over Canada. Lt.-Gen. Alain Pelletier says that affected the military’s ability to track its flight path as it flew over central British Columbia. Pelletier and Maj.-Gen. Paul Prevost of the Canadian Armed Forces strategic joint ... Read More »
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