Category Archives: Justice
Info watchdog raps Justice Department over six-year access to information extension
OTTAWA — The Justice Department should not have told an MP it would take six years to respond to his request for documents about plans to ensure the safety of online platforms, the federal information watchdog has ruled. New Democrat MP
Supreme Court to examine First Nation’s residency rule for council members
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will review a rule that requires members of a tiny First Nation in the Arctic Circle to live in the community if they want to serve on its council. Cindy Dickson has been fighting
Joly supports ‘intent’ of Senate sanction seizure law that would target oligarchs
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she supports the "intent" of a bill from an independent senator to confiscate seized Russian assets even though the government's version of such a law differs in one key area. Joly essentially endorse...
Inuit organization develops shared plan with Mounties to improve relationship
The national organization representing Inuit has developed a plan with Mounties to help improve their relationship. Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said his people have long faced discrimination, neglect and violence within the crimin...
Ottawa will not tolerate another occupation, interim police chief warns biker convoy
Ottawa's interim police chief is warning that the city will not tolerate any sort of longer-term occupation of the capital as hundreds of motorcyclists prepare to descend on the city starting Friday. During a briefing on Thursday, interim chief Steve B...
B.C. raises forest revenue sharing amounts for First Nations in reconciliation move
VICTORIA — First Nations in British Columbia will receive a $63 million increase in forestry income this year as part of a new revenue-sharing model that Indigenous leaders say is an encouraging step toward an expected higher share in the
Liberals plan committee to review secret lab documents — with or without Tories
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are moving ahead on a special all-party, security-cleared committee to review documents related to the firing of two scientists from the national microbiology laboratory — even if the Conservatives continue to rebuff the p...
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to visit counterpart Mary Ng in Ottawa
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel north of the border next week to meet with her Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng. Tai's office says the ambassador will hold two days of meetings May 5-6 with Ng, Canada's international trad...
Mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia explores fallout of police impersonation
HALIFAX — Public trust in law enforcement agencies is undermined every time someone is caught impersonating a police officer, the inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was told Wednesday. The inquiry has heard the gunman was disgu...
Emergencies Act inquiry ‘could’ get access to cabinet secrets: Mendicino
OTTAWA — The public safety minister says the judge tasked with leading a public inquiry into the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act will have access to information that "could" include cabinet secrets. Marco Mendicino has told reporte...
