May 8 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — More than a year ago, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki signed a deal promising to respond to public complaints lodged with an independent oversight agency within six months. So far, she hasn’t responded to a single recommendation within that time frame, according to figures obtained by CBC News. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the […]
Apr 28 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is looking to scrub its entrance exam of cultural biases and “outdated criteria” as it tries to confront what’s been called its “toxic culture” and the problem of systemic racism in the ranks. The RCMP posted a tender this week looking for a contractor to provide pre-screening exams for applicants. […]
Apr 20 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The federal government says any future negotiations about boosting health funding to provinces will be tied to talks on sexual and reproductive health services — including abortion. That commitment was written into the Liberal government’s new budget, which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled in the House of Commons Monday. “The government is committed to collaboration […]
Apr 15 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The government’s House leader is calling for an investigation to find out which MP shared a photo of a Quebec Liberal MP who appeared naked during a hybrid parliamentary session yesterday, calling the act potentially “criminal.” William Amos, who represents the western Quebec riding of Pontiac, appeared on screen without clothes moving around his office. […]
Apr 14 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Canadians should “assume” the threat of foreign interference likely will be higher in the next general election than it was in 2019, said President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc. “In the next general election in Canada, I think we should just assume that the threat environment and the threat context has increased since […]
Apr 13 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Foreign governments are looking to meddle in Canada’s democratic institutions and the government’s foreign interference warning system should alert Canadians to state actors’ “traditional” election tricks, says the chair of one of Canada’s national security committees. Liberal MP David McGuinty, who has headed the secretive National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians since its inception, […]
Apr 12 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The pandemic is driving some foreign states to ramp up their espionage efforts against Canadian targets — including companies engaged in vaccine development — says a new report from one of Canada’s key national security oversight committees. The warning is found in the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’s (NSICOP) annual report, which was […]
Apr 6 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Hajdu says more than 4M vaccines have been delivered to Ontario but only 2.5M have been administered. Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government is closely monitoring the gap between the number of vaccines delivered to the provinces and the number that have been administered. The health minister was pressed multiple times by reporters […]
Mar 31 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Sylvie Corriveau has spent decades trying to sound the alarm over reports that some of the RCMP’s designated doctors have sexually abused patients. She said she felt a sense of “personal vindication” last week after a Federal Court judge certified a class-action lawsuit in which she is the lead plaintiff. The lawsuit alleges the RCMP’s […]
Mar 14 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The federal government says it’s adding more quarantine hotels to its approved list to make sure enough rooms are available for returning travellers. It’s also warning travellers that if they can’t secure a room before they’re due to arrive in Canada, they should change their planned arrival dates if they don’t want to risk being […]
Mar 12 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The federal government failed to properly black out sensitive information during a recent Federal Court case — and now it wants that information back under cover. The incident is raising questions about how well equipped the federal border and immigration departments are to deal with national security cases during the pandemic. According to a recently […]
Mar 10 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — A judge has sentenced Corey Hurren — who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall last summer with loaded firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition — to six years in prison, minus a year served. Justice Robert Wadden delivered his decision this afternoon. Hurren, a 46-year-old Canadian Armed Forces reservist, pleaded guilty earlier this month to […]
Mar 3 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that China concocted national security charges to pin on Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig following the arrest of Huawei telecom executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver — smacking down a claim by China’s ambassador that the cases are not linked. “It is obvious that the two Michaels were arrested […]
Feb 28 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The agency he runs fell afoul of the Federal Court — and now the country’s chief spy is intensifying his campaign for new powers and sounding the alarm about the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s ability to keep tabs on hostile foreign states. But civil liberties advocates are urging Parliament to be skeptical if it agrees […]
Feb 23 2021 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Corey Hurren will have to wait a few weeks to hear his sentence for storming the gates of Rideau Hall with loaded firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition last summer. Justice Richard Wadden heard submissions from both the Crown and defence today but said he is not in a position to deliver a decision today. […]