Jun 23 2021 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Liberal government is asking the Federal Court to prohibit disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory. In doing so, it is challenging the long-held principle that the House of Commons is supreme and has unfettered power to demand the production of any documents it sees […]
Jun 23 2021 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Liberal government is asking the Federal Court to prohibit disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory. In doing so, it is challenging the long-held principle that the House of Commons is supreme and has unfettered power to demand the production of any documents it sees […]
Feb 18 2021 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is moving to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes, saying they do not make Canadians safer and unfairly affect Indigenous and Black offenders. Legislation introduced Thursday would also allow for greater use of conditional sentences, such as house arrest, counselling or treatment, for people who […]
Feb 18 2021 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is moving to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes, saying they do not make Canadians safer and unfairly affect Indigenous and Black offenders. Legislation introduced Thursday would also allow for greater use of conditional sentences, such as house arrest, counselling or treatment, for people who […]
Apr 17 2020 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Senate will not resume sitting until June 2 at the earliest, but it was unclear Friday when and how the House of Commons would return. The Senate was slated to come back Tuesday, but the office of the Speaker of the upper chamber said it was decided to extend the current adjournment to prevent the spread of […]
Apr 17 2020 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Senate will not resume sitting until June 2 at the earliest, but it was unclear Friday when and how the House of Commons would return. The Senate was slated to come back Tuesday, but the office of the Speaker of the upper chamber said it was decided to extend the current adjournment to prevent the spread of […]
Apr 17 2020 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Senate will not resume sitting until June 2 at the earliest, but it was unclear Friday when and how the House of Commons would return. The Senate was slated to come back Tuesday, but the office of the Speaker of the upper chamber said it was decided to extend the current adjournment to prevent the spread of […]
Mar 8 2019 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The spotlight in the SNC-Lavalin affair has shifted to rookie Justice Minister David Lametti now that a court has rejected the company's bid to force the public prosecutor to pursue an alternative to criminal proceedings. In a ruling Friday, the Federal Court of Canada threw out the Montreal engineering giant's plea for judicial review of a decision by the director […]
Feb 8 2019 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied a potentially incendiary allegation that his office told former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution. The Quebec engineering and construction giant has faced legal trouble over allegations it paid millions of dollars in bribes to get government business in Libya, which would be […]
Feb 8 2019 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied a potentially incendiary allegation that his office told former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution. The Quebec engineering and construction giant has faced legal trouble over allegations it paid millions of dollars in bribes to get government business in Libya, which would be […]
Feb 8 2019 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied a potentially incendiary allegation that his office told former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution. The Quebec engineering and construction giant has faced legal trouble over allegations it paid millions of dollars in bribes to get government business in Libya, which would be […]
Mar 22 2017 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The apparent terrorist incident outside the British Parliament is a cowardly attack on democracy around the world, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada stands ready to help Britain in any way it can after the attack, which left at least four dead in London, Trudeau said Wednesday. The dead included the attacker and a police officer, and […]
Mar 22 2017 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The apparent terrorist incident outside the British Parliament is a cowardly attack on democracy around the world, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada stands ready to help Britain in any way it can after the attack, which left at least four dead in London, Trudeau said Wednesday. The dead included the attacker and a police officer, and […]
Dec 15 2015 — Jim Bronskill and Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA - The terminally ill need better access to palliative care, Canadians have told a federal panel that studied medically assisted dying.The federal health and justice ministers received the 134-page panel report Tuesday — a document that will help guide the government in coming months on the high-profile issue.The report, commissioned by the previous government, […]