Aug 1 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A former MP who says she was recently racially profiled by parliamentary security is calling on the service to address racism within its ranks. Celina Caesar-Chavannes said she was questioned by the Parliamentary Protective Service members in June when she tried to access the precinct wearing her parliamentary pin. The pin, worn by […]
Jul 29 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal public service unions say the government's plan to get employees back to the office is confusing, disjointed and jeopardizing health and safety. The Treasury Board of Canada released its guidelines on hybrid work arrangements in May, tasking government departments with deciding "whether the location of work can be made flexible, to what […]
Jul 29 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal public service unions say the government's plan to get employees back to the office is confusing, disjointed and jeopardizing health and safety. The Treasury Board of Canada released its guidelines on hybrid work arrangements in May, tasking government departments with deciding "whether the location of work can be made flexible, to what […]
Jul 28 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — New federal government research says that stigmatizing views about opioid use disorder — unfair perceptions and disapproval of people who take these drugs — continue to be held by a significant portion of the population. One in four respondents held stigmatizing views against people who use opioids, one in four had sympathetic views, […]
Jul 27 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Parliament Hill translators are crying foul over a House of Commons move to stave off "massive" worker shortages by hiring unaccredited, off-site interpreters. The quality of bilingual interpretation is under major threat, says an international group that represents the translators — and Conservatives are raising concerns over the security of confidential meetings. But […]
Jul 26 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will hold hearings on the RCMP's use of spyware and potential risks to the privacy rights of Canadians. The House of Commons privacy committee voted Tuesday to determine which "device investigation tools" the Mounties use and seek a list of judicial warrants obtained for deploying such software. The committee also […]
Jul 26 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will hold hearings on the RCMP's use of spyware and potential risks to the privacy rights of Canadians. The House of Commons privacy committee voted Tuesday to determine which "device investigation tools" the Mounties use and seek a list of judicial warrants obtained for deploying such software. The committee also […]
Jul 18 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Pat King, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks last winter, has been granted bail. The decision was delivered in an Ottawa courtroom Monday by Superior Court Justice Anne London-Weinstein. The proceedings were covered by a publication ban. King nodded as the judge's reasons were handed down, […]
Jul 15 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's day of whistle stops in the Ottawa area ended early Friday as anti-Liberal protesters gathered outside a brewery before he arrived. Following uneventful stops in Gatineau Park in Quebec and two Ottawa suburbs earlier in the day, Trudeau was on his way to the Brasserie Étienne Brûlé Brewery in […]
Jul 15 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's day of whistle stops in the Ottawa area ended early Friday as anti-Liberal protesters gathered outside a brewery before he arrived. Following uneventful stops in Gatineau Park in Quebec and two Ottawa suburbs earlier in the day, Trudeau was on his way to the Brasserie Étienne Brûlé Brewery in […]
Jul 13 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King is waiting to hear whether he will be released on bail, with a bail review set to continue for a second day Thursday. He was back in an Ottawa courtroom Wednesday after an earlier hearing in April came to an abrupt and unexpected halt when his lawyer’s computer […]
Jul 12 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — More than a year since the federal government's expert task force recommended it create a safe supply of substances to reduce people's reliance on toxic street drugs, the government has not created any system to procure one. Carolyn Bennett, the federal minister of mental health and addictions, said in a recent parliamentary committee […]
Jul 12 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — More than a year since the federal government's expert task force recommended it create a safe supply of substances to reduce people's reliance on toxic street drugs, the government has not created any system to procure one. Carolyn Bennett, the federal minister of mental health and addictions, said in a recent parliamentary committee […]
Jul 9 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” discussed using their ties to Métis identity to play the “race card” as part of an overall strategy to control their public image and garner sympathy for their cause, text messages suggest. The messages between Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, obtained by Ottawa police and entered as evidence by the […]
Jul 9 2022 — Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" discussed using their ties to Métis identity to play the "race card" as part of an overall strategy to control their public image and garner sympathy for their cause, text messages suggest. The messages between Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, obtained by Ottawa police and entered as evidence […]