Category Archives: Justice
Border officer doesn’t believe RCMP asked for Huawei exec’s phone codes
VANCOUVER — The border officer who led Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's immigration exam before her arrest at Vancouver's airport says he doesn't believe RCMP asked him to collect the passcodes to her phones. Sowmith Katragadda told an evidence-gatherin...
Extend mandate of election-interference warning panel, evaluation recommends
OTTAWA — A new evaluation says the Trudeau government should consider activating its election-interference warning system not just during the next general campaign but also in the pre-writ period. For the 2019 election the government established a "cri...
Federal system for appointing judges unconstitutional, new lawsuit alleges
TORONTO — Canada's process for appointing federal judges is unconstitutional because it is open to partisan political interference, a new lawsuit claims. The unproven application was filed in Federal Court by Democracy Watch, a non-profit advocating fo...
Lawyer for former MP Rob Anders needs month to review evidence in tax evasion case
CALGARY — A court case involving former Conservative MP Rob Anders has been adjourned a month to give his lawyer time to review an extensive amount of material related to tax evasion charges against his client. Court documents show that tax
Sex-offender provision unconstitutional in not criminally responsible cases: court
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that Ontario's sex-offender registry regime violates the constitutional rights of people found not criminally responsible for their actions by reason of mental disorder. The decision came Friday in the ...
Trudeau joins APEC leaders in stressing free trade amid tensions with China
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined counterparts from both sides of the Pacific on Friday to sign a declaration focusing on free trade and digital innovation as a means to economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The communiqué from the
Ambassador visits Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor detained in China
OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to China has visited two Canadian detained for nearly two years in an apparent retaliation for the arrest of an executive of Chinese technology giant Huawei on a U.S. extradition warrant. Global Affairs Canada says in a
Alberta ends carding, brings in new rules on when police can stop and question
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has banned the practice of carding by police and is bringing in new rules on when officers can randomly stop and question people. Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says members of Black, Indigenous and other communities hav...
Solitary confinement persists in federal prisons despite new system, reports find
TORONTO — Prisoners are still being held in harmful solitary confinement despite a revamped system implemented after the courts struck down the previous regime as unconstitutional, according to two reports. One this month by the West Coast Prison Justi...
Border officer can’t recall where idea to collect Meng’s phone passcodes came from
VANCOUVER — The border officer who led the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport before her arrest two years ago says he can't recall whose idea it was to collect the passcodes to her phones. Sowmith Katragadda
