Shattered Justice: Canada’s silent consent in protecting Iranian regime officials

Confidentiality must not be extended to senior regime members labeled by Canada as gross human rights violators. This whitewashes their violent pasts and mocks the principles of justice.
Diaspora communities need ‘proactive’ measures to guard against foreign and homegrown hostility, inquiry hears

Protecting Canadians against transnational repression is ‘a matter of life and death’ for the Sikh community, says B.C. Gurdwara spokesperson Moninder Singh.
Driving out deepfakes: Canada can lead on responsible AI innovation

Convincing deepfakes of political and business leaders pose serious risks to our national security, democratic institutions, and markets.
‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in our forests, which increases forest flammability, says Wilfrid Laurier University’s Jennifer Baltzer.
Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

Latest government data shows RCMP, Correctional Services Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as Canada Revenue Agency paid the most overtime in 2023.
Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their hands, the lack of service in the face of Indigenous need, and the delay it took for police to even realize their role in it all.
Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper wildfire in committee.
What are Canadians really buying into with Poilievre?

Over the past two years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has joyously capitalized on the rhetorical viciousness that has oozed out of the internet to become a staple of public life.
‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

Canada’s insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the country.
Virani’s Online Harms Act takes centre stage

Plus, Trudeau could face the Indian prime minister at the United Nations in New York.