Sep 21 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — A retired corporal says the federal government is failing military victims of sexual assault by dragging its heels on stripping the Canadian Armed Forces of its power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences. Arianna Nolet received a copy of an Ontario judge’s written decision on Friday, which found that a nine-month delay due to the […]
Sep 15 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — The federal government says it expects the heads of five of Canada’s biggest grocery chains to attend a meeting in Ottawa on Monday to discuss ways to stabilize food prices. The office of Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne told CBC News it asked the CEOs of Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart to attend in person. […]
Sep 11 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — A retired Canadian Armed Forces corporal says she’s lost faith in the justice system’s ability to prosecute military sexual assault cases after a judge stayed the charge in her case because it took too long to get to trial. And one expert says more military sexual misconduct cases transferred to civilian authorities could fall apart […]
Jul 19 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — The families of six Canadian Armed Forces members killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece are suing the aircraft’s U.S. manufacturer, accusing it of gross negligence and a reckless disregard for safety. A 2021 air force flight safety investigation concluded the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter hit the Ionian Sea at full speed in […]
Jul 8 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — A popular Iranian rapper facing a possible death sentence in Iran has also been accused by Iranian authorities of colluding with a hostile foreign government — Canada — because of an interview he gave to CBC News last year. Toomaj Salehi is known for using his lyrics to openly criticize Iran’s regime. He has amassed […]
Jun 21 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Correctional Service of Canada said it followed protocol to notify minister’s office. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Correctional Service of Canada’s commissioner Anne Kelly never mentioned in advance that serial killer Paul Bernardo could be transferred from a maximum to medium-security prison, even though they spoke frequently over the months leading up to […]
Jun 13 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Minister originally said the decision to transfer high-profile offender was ‘shocking and incomprehensible.’ Staff in Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office knew for three months that serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo would be transferred from a maximum to a medium-security prison — but didn’t inform the minister until after it had happened — CBC […]
Jun 2 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — David Johnston, Canada’s special rapporteur on foreign interference, has hired a firm specializing in crisis communications to support him — and taxpayers are footing the bill, CBC News has learned. Valérie Gervais, a spokesperson for Johnston, confirmed that the former governor general, appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to investigate foreign interference in Canadian politics, […]
Jun 2 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — While she’s seen a “palpable change” in the Canadian military’s attitude toward sexual misconduct, an external observer hired to oversee a plan to change the military’s culture says Ottawa lacks a comprehensive strategy to accomplish that. The government appointed Jocelyne Therrien last year to supervise the implementation of the 48 recommendations in former Supreme Court […]
May 24 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Independent MP Han Dong says he wants to return to the Liberal caucus now that special rapporteur David Johnston’s report on foreign interference has concluded that a high-profile allegation made against him was false. The Toronto-area MP left the caucus in late March to sit as an Independent MP after Global News published a report […]
May 11 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — The commander in charge of reforming the Canadian Armed Forces’ culture says military leaders are considering limiting alcohol consumption at holiday events. Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan said Thursday the force is now tracking the link between drinking and misconduct and identified a “spike” in sexual misconduct cases in “the December time frame.” Carignan said that information […]
May 10 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — A Liberal MP was scrambling Wednesday to react to a controversial Liberal Party policy proposal that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself dismissed as a bad idea. Just hours after Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday that the party resolution on combating disinformation — roundly attacked by critics as a threat to freedom of the press — […]
May 9 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will not adopt a controversial Liberal Party resolution to target disinformation that critics denounce as potentially dangerous to freedom of the press in Canada. Liberal Party members passed the “combating disinformation in Canada” policy resolution on Saturday. The proposal requested that the government “explore options to hold online […]
May 9 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Without debate, Liberal Party members passed a policy resolution to combat online disinformation this weekend that critics warn could give the government control over Canadian media outlets. The resolution calls for the Liberals to “explore options to hold online information services accountable for the veracity of material published on their platforms, and to limit publication […]
May 4 2023 — Ashley Burke — CBC — A year after the federal government praised its “historic appointment” of Canada’s first accessibility commissioner, the government has ordered an external investigation into claims that he mistreated staff, CBC News has learned. Justice Minister David Lametti said he became aware of “the situation” in January and asked his department to look into it. The Department […]