Articles by Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

Jun 23 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A federal research unit detected what might be a Chinese Communist Party information operation that aimed to discourage Canadians of Chinese heritage from voting for the Conservatives in the last federal election. The Sept. 13, 2021, analysis by Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, which tracks foreign interference, says researchers observed Communist party media accounts […]

Jun 21 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is calling on governments to provide more money to front-line community organizations trying to stem the tide of ideologically motivated violent extremism. In a new report, MPs on the public safety and national security committee also recommend a national summit to discuss how existing mental health and social […]

Jun 21 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A federal unit that tracks foreign interference has identified what appeared to be a co-ordinated information campaign by Chinese state media outlets to control the domestic narrative around the return of the "two Michaels" to Canada. Rapid Response Mechanism Canada found the effort also seemed intent on fostering confusion or doubt in Canada […]

Jun 17 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's spy service has failed to make the crucial process of applying for court warrants a specialized trade that requires training, experience and investment in people, a new watchdog report says. The report by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency calls for fundamental changes to the relationship between the Canadian Security Intelligence […]

Jun 16 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice says the legal system must continue to modernize and innovate, warning it cannot return to pre-pandemic ways of doing business. The Supreme Court of Canada's Richard Wagner told a news conference Thursday that all players in the justice system are reassessing what they do, how they do it, and how […]

Jun 16 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice says the legal system must continue to modernize and innovate, warning it cannot return to pre-pandemic ways of doing business. The Supreme Court of Canada's Richard Wagner told a news conference Thursday that all players in the justice system are reassessing what they do, how they do it, and how […]

Jun 14 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Key enterprises in the banking and telecommunications industries would be among those required to bolster cybersecurity and report digital attacks — or possibly face penalties — under a federal bill introduced Tuesday. The legislation is intended to flesh out Liberal government efforts to protect critical infrastructure following last month's announcement that Chinese vendors […]

Jun 8 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian government is seeking a court injunction to prevent a former Saudi intelligence official from disclosing allegedly sensitive security information in a civil proceeding against him. In an application to the Federal Court, government lawyers request an order under the Canada Evidence Act confirming a prohibition on the disclosure of material as […]

Jun 3 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A researcher seeking records about an RCMP investigation from Canada's national archives was told it would cost the government more than $21 million to process his request under the Access to Information Act. The man filed an access request with Library and Archives Canada in January upon learning of another applicant's struggle to […]

Jun 1 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Tim Hortons mobile ordering app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location information from customers, an investigation by federal and provincial privacy watchdogs has found. In a report released Wednesday, privacy commissioners said people who downloaded the Tim Hortons app had their movements tracked and recorded every few minutes, even […]

May 31 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Planned new measures to keep guns out of the hands of abusers and stalkers are being welcomed by advocates who have long called for loopholes in the system to be closed.  The Liberal government bill introduced this week proposes automatic removal of gun licences from people who commit domestic violence or engage in […]

May 30 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A national freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns is a central feature of firearm-control legislation tabled Monday by the federal Liberals. The measure does not ban handguns outright, allowing current owners to continue to possess and use them, but seeks to cap the number already in Canada. "This is a […]

May 27 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a Criminal Code provision that meant multiple murderers might have to wait 50 years or more to apply for parole, calling it degrading and incompatible with human dignity. The unanimous high court decision came Friday in the case of Alexandre Bissonnette, allowing him to seek […]

May 26 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to rule Friday on the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque. The decision in Alexandre Bissonnette's case will determine the constitutionality of a key provision on parole eligibility in multiple-murder convictions. As a result, it will […]

May 25 2022 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Several women's groups are imploring the federal Liberals to abandon the idea of creating a new regime for an endangered person to seek a court order to remove firearms from a stalker or abuser. They say the so-called red flag provision, proposed in a bill that did not pass last year, would lead […]