MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label
Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China’s repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a concern for the Uyghur community at home and abroad.
Mounties’ union calls on feds to reconsider removal of ‘less-lethal intervention options’ from RCMP toolkit, citing safety concerns
According to the RCMP’s police intervention option reports for the years 2010-2021, there was an overall 43 per cent decline in the application of police intervention options during that time period.
Military recruitment and retention crisis requires addressing low morale, housing availability, say Tory, NDP critics
Facing a shortfall of approximately 10,000 unfilled positions, the Canadian Armed Forces needs expedited training for personnel and more affordable housing access, say opposition MPs.
Tories’ dominant fundraising pattern looks stable enough to weather looming recession, say politicos
Pollster Nik Nanos says party fundraising is entering a ‘holding pattern’ as donors await looming recession and a potential two-year gap before the next election.
Elections Canada chief maintains 2019 contest was ‘fair’ in light of Chinese interference allegations
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault also warned against taking media reports of election interference at face value, cautioning that ‘there’s not enough facts at this point.’
Migrant rights advocates bristle at calls to fill labour shortage in construction with temporary foreign workers
The Canadian Construction Association has called for greater access to temporary foreign workers, but rights groups warn that expanding this program without a genuine offer of permanent residency will lead to greater exploitation of migrants.
Distrustful of each other, Liberals and Conservatives preparing for potential spring showdown
The Liberal Party wants to be ready whenever the next election comes, says Matteo Rossi, director, projects and strategic communications of the Liberal Party.
Stephen Harper’s global director Shuvaloy Majumdar said to be eyeing coveted Calgary Heritage seat
Prior to outgoing Conservative MP Bob Benzen, former prime minister Stephen Harper and elder statesman Preston Manning represented Calgary Heritage.
Rouleau Inquiry lifts lid on ‘federal, provincial, municipal dysfunction in crisis management and policing,’ say politicos
Testimony from federal officials last week shown light on the earliest and final days of the Freedom Convoy protests, discussions around the potential for ‘serious violence’ leading up to the first-ever invocation of the Emergencies Act, and why the federal government needed to step up.
Canada lags behind its peers on foreign interference legislation: former CSIS officer
China’s involvement in Canadian politics has been going on for decades, sometimes in subtle ways, says former senior intelligence CSIS officer Michel Juneau-Katsuya, who served as chief of the agency’s Asia-Pacific division.
