Apr 16 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — A Federal Court ruling in a case that centres on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s controversial vacation on the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas has opened the door to bringing unpaid lobbyists under Canada’s lobbying law. In his 50-page ruling, Justice Patrick Gleeson ordered Commissioner of Lobbying Nancy Bélanger to reconsider her predecessor Karen […]
Apr 11 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Facebook could be hit with a class action lawsuit in Canada alleging that the social media giant has facilitated discrimination in ads for jobs and housing based on factors such as age and gender. The Montreal law firm IMK LLP filed an application for authorization to institute a class action in Quebec Superior Court Thursday. […]
Apr 9 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Employment Minister Patty Hajdu is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Commission to examine how employers use Facebook tools to microtarget job ads at particular age ranges, something experts say could violate Canadian human rights laws. “From my perspective, it’s behaviour that is breaking the law,” Hajdu said on her way into question period Monday. […]
Apr 8 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Facebook is allowing employers — including federal, provincial and municipal governments — to post job ads that target prospective employees in a way that some experts say could violate Canadian human rights law, CBC News has learned. An investigation by CBC News found dozens of employers across Canada posted ads that were microtargeted at specific […]
Mar 18 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Facebook will unveil a series of measures later today in a bid to prevent its platform being used to disrupt the next federal election and to conform with changes to Canada’s election law. The company is currently building an archive of Canadian political advertising that will allow members of the public to view ads that […]
Feb 21 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was not formally a lawyer in the eyes of the legal profession at the time the decision was made to continue with the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin on charges of fraud and corruption, CBC News has learned. For some, that calls into question her decision to cite solicitor-client privilege in refusing […]
Feb 19 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould today called on a Commons committee to look at the possibility of the Canadian government imposing new rules on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter in the lead-up to the next federal election. Testifying before the Procedure and House Affairs committee Tuesday, Gould suggested the committee take a […]
Feb 14 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has moved to shore up support in his Liberal caucus as the aftershocks of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet rocked both Parliament Hill and members of his own party. Multiple caucus sources told CBC News that Trudeau convened an extraordinary caucus meeting by telephone Tuesday evening to reassure them that nothing […]
Feb 3 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — The Canadian government should suspend engineering giant SNC-Lavalin from competing for future federal government contracts after two former top executives pleaded guilty to charges in recent weeks, says NDP MP Charlie Angus. “How is it that a company with such a horrific record of corporate malfeasance is able to obtain so many government contracts and […]
Jan 23 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — The Canadian government has shared more than 1.6 million Canadian banking records with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service since the start of a controversial information-sharing agreement in 2014, CBC News has learned. In 2016 and again in 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency provided the IRS with information on 600,000 Canadian bank accounts each year. That’s […]
Jan 19 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Canadians may never know the details of an elaborate scheme orchestrated by engineering giant SNC Lavalin to funnel more than $117,000 to two federal political parties after one of the key players quietly pleaded guilty a few weeks ago. Normand Morin, the 76-year-old former vice-president of the company, took advantage of a routine court appearance […]
Jan 9 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — The federal government has adopted strict new regulations to govern the use of drones in Canadian airspace — prohibiting them from flying near airports and emergency scenes and ensuring that those operating them aren’t drunk or high on drugs. Transport Minister Marc Garneau is set to formally announce the new rules for remotely piloted aircraft […]
Dec 23 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Thousands of Canadian residents forced to pay income tax in both Canada and the United States could be about to get some respite. Legislation has been tabled in the U.S. House of Representatives that would exempt Americans living in countries like Canada from having to pay tax on income earned outside the United States. North […]
Dec 12 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Two and a half years after the landmark Panama Papers leak of offshore financial information, the Canada Revenue Agency has yet to charge or convict anyone with offshore tax evasion. “To date, no Canadian taxpayer or company has been charged with an offence as a result of information received from the Panama or Paradise Paper […]
Dec 10 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — The Canada Revenue Agency is using a new tool in its battle against tax evasion — one that experts say could radically change the way it pursues tax cheats. For the first time, the agency has used proceeds-of-crime provisions in the law to freeze the assets of individuals charged with tax evasion. Up to now, […]