The Crown in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s breach of trust case tabled its witness list today — and it reads like a political, military, bureaucratic and business who’s-who of official Ottawa.
Ontario court dismisses Mike Duffy’s lawsuit against Senate
An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed Mike Duffy’s $8 million lawsuit against the the Senate of Canada, arguing the Red Chamber and its members are protected by parliamentary privilege.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says China’s detention of 2 Canadians is ‘unlawful’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said two Canadian citizens being held in China are being unlawfully detained and they should be returned to Canada.
As MMIWG inquiry wraps, Bennett defends decision to reject timeline extension
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says she’s proud of the work the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) inquiry has done documenting the tremendous injustices so many First Nations, Metis and Inuit women endure — and she’s defending her move to curtail the inquiry’s requested timeline, despite pleas to let commissioners carry on for longer.
Goodale dismisses report that Canada will ban Huawei from 5G as ‘speculation’
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is calling reports that Canada will soon formally ban the telecommunications giant Huawei from its 5G network “speculation.”
Canada will ‘shortly’ see Spavor, second detained Canadian in China: Trudeau
Canadian diplomats will be granted access “shortly” to the second Canadian detained in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, as he predicted consequences for Canada’s economy from the U.S.-China trade war.
Rash of bomb threats a learning opportunity for response capacity, says Goodale
Law enforcement officials in Canada and beyond will be working to learn lessons about how to best respond to bomb threats after a rash of such incidents this week, the federal public safety minister said Friday.
Supreme Court quashes mandatory victims’ surcharge for convicted criminals
Canada’s top court has quashed a mandatory fine slapped on convicted criminals, overturning a surcharge that critics blamed for keeping impoverished people trapped in the criminal justice system.
Procurement official suspended days after his name went public, Vice-Admiral Norman’s pre-trial hears
The federal procurement official named in court proceedings against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was suspended without pay only days after his name went public in the case, Crown lawyers revealed on Friday.
Months after launching his People’s Party, Maxime Bernier still has a long way to go
Maxime Bernier has started to build the foundations of his new party, but there’s no sign yet that it will have a significant impact on the 2019 election.