Public hearings provided ‘no great revelations’ for upcoming foreign interference report, says national security expert Wesley Wark
Former CSIS intelligence analyst Stephanie Carvin says the commission is ‘another inconvenient warning’ from an exasperated intelligence community with an outdated mandate.
Integrity commissioner report spotlights gross mismanagement at Corrections Canada
Harriet Solloway’s first report as integrity commissioner is encouraging in its strong findings, which should serve as a warning to other managers in the public service.
Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires
Dry conditions continue across much of the country, and above average temperatures are expected this spring, while modelling for rainfall is less certain.
CSIS director did not tell PM Canada was ‘far slower’ than allies in responding to foreign interference despite briefing note, Trudeau says
The prime minister told the Foreign Interference Commission that, although foreign states had tried to interfere, the 2019 and 2021 elections were ‘free and fair’ and ‘decided by Canadians.’
Confronting Beijing’s meddling outweighs concerns over politician participation, says Uyghur advocate
Panellists from diaspora groups provided the Foreign Interference Commission with ‘courageous and heartbreaking’ context to examine the full scope of the problem, says a former CSIS official.
‘There’s a lot of trauma’: N.W.T. braces for another tough fire season as governments look for lessons from 2023 response
More than two thirds of Northwest Territories residents were evacuated during the 2023 wildfire season. Premier R.J. Simpson says last summer’s experience is ‘fresh in a lot of people’s minds.’
‘Be prepared for the worst’: governments, Indigenous leaders receive ‘alarming, but not surprising’ wildfire forecast
As drought continues across much of Western Canada, governments at all levels are preparing for a potential repeat of last year’s record-breaking wildfire season.
Court appeal, jurisdictional issues ‘slow rolling’ government’s response to Rouleau inquiry, says national security expert Wark
NDP MP Matthew Green says the Liberals’ failure to meet Justice Paul Rouleau’s deadline ‘only gives more fuel to the conspiracy fires of cover-up and corruption.’
Number of threats, death threats against cabinet ministers increased as pandemic continued, Privy Council Office data shows
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland were the targets of most of the recorded threats, which peaked in 2022.
Harsher penalties, new anti-theft standards, boosts to CBSA all on the table as federal parties debate how to address surge in stolen vehicles
The government says it will ban devices used to break into keyless entry cars, while the Conservatives have introduced a private member’s bill to increase minimum sentencing for offenders.
