Aug 17 2021 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is dropping its quest to have a court prohibit the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory. It served the Federal Court with a notice of discontinuance late Tuesday afternoon. In so doing, it's avoiding a legal showdown over the long-standing principle that […]
Aug 17 2021 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is dropping its quest to have a court prohibit the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory. It served the Federal Court with a notice of discontinuance late Tuesday afternoon. In so doing, it's avoiding a legal showdown over the long-standing principle that […]
Jan 27 2021 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Julie Payette's resignation as governor general was prompted by a scathing review of the work environment she presided over at Rideau Hall, described by dozens of people as hostile, toxic, or poisoned.The government released the findings of the independent review conducted by Quintet Consulting Corp. on Wednesday evening.The report is heavily redacted, primarily […]
Jan 27 2021 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Julie Payette's resignation as governor general was prompted by a scathing review of the work environment she presided over at Rideau Hall, described by dozens of people as hostile, toxic, or poisoned.The government released the findings of the independent review conducted by Quintet Consulting Corp. on Wednesday evening.The report is heavily redacted, primarily […]
Jan 27 2021 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Julie Payette's resignation as governor general was prompted by a scathing review of the work environment she presided over at Rideau Hall, described by dozens of people as hostile, toxic, or poisoned.The government released the findings of the independent review conducted by Quintet Consulting Corp. on Wednesday evening.The report is heavily redacted, primarily […]
Aug 19 2020 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Thousands of pages of newly released documents back up the Trudeau government's contention that it was federal public servants who recommended a student service grant program be administered by WE Charity. But they also suggest bureaucrats may have been nudged to look in that direction by their political masters. The documents were released late Tuesday […]
Aug 19 2020 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Thousands of pages of newly released documents back up the Trudeau government's contention that it was federal public servants who recommended a student service grant program be administered by WE Charity. But they also suggest bureaucrats may have been nudged to look in that direction by their political masters. The documents were released late Tuesday […]
Aug 19 2020 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Thousands of pages of newly released documents back up the Trudeau government's contention that it was federal public servants who recommended a student service grant program be administered by WE Charity. But they also suggest bureaucrats may have been nudged to look in that direction by their political masters. The documents were released late Tuesday […]
Jun 26 2020 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The section of Canada's extradition law that the federal government is being urged to apply to drop the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou has rarely been used — and never for diplomatic or political reasons. That was the advice given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by his national security adviser shortly after the Huawei executive was arrested in Vancouver in […]
Jun 26 2020 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The section of Canada's extradition law that the federal government is being urged to apply to drop the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou has rarely been used — and never for diplomatic or political reasons. That was the advice given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by his national security adviser shortly after the Huawei executive was arrested in Vancouver in […]
Jun 26 2020 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The section of Canada's extradition law that the federal government is being urged to apply to drop the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou has rarely been used — and never for diplomatic or political reasons. That was the advice given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by his national security adviser shortly after the Huawei executive was arrested in Vancouver in […]
Dec 18 2019 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throwing thousands of its employees out of work. "Obviously, as we look back over the past year and this issue, there are things we could have, should […]
Dec 18 2019 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throwing thousands of its employees out of work. "Obviously, as we look back over the past year and this issue, there are things we could have, should […]
Dec 18 2019 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throwing thousands of its employees out of work. "Obviously, as we look back over the past year and this issue, there are things we could have, should […]
Apr 16 2018 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau's national security adviser says it's the Canadian government's fault that a convicted attempted assassin was invited to events with the prime minister during his trouble-plagued trip to India. But Daniel Jean pointed Monday to a "co-ordinated misinformation" campaign about the gaffe to justify his controversial assertion that factions in India tried […]