Liberals back Bloc’s proposal to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws
Liberal MPs on the House justice committee backed a Bloc Québécois proposal to remove a religious exemption from Canada’s hate speech laws — after the suggestion initially appeared to halt the government’s anti-hate legislation.
DND scrambles to figure out how to mobilize and equip a citizens’ army: documents
A series of internal documents shows the Defence Department is struggling to figure out how to equip a citizens’ army of up to 300,000 supplemental reservists, while also trying to rebuild its regular and primary reserve forces. A DND presentation...
Military police watchdog finds ‘failures’ in investigation into retired major-general
The country’s military police watchdog found investigators failed to conduct a rigorous investigation into a sexual assault allegation against former senior military leader Dany Fortin, but that outside pressure didn’t influence the case.
Liberals vote against Poilievre’s pipeline motion, calling it ‘immature’ and an ‘insult’
The Liberal government voted against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion Tuesday calling for a new oil pipeline to the Pacific — but ministers insisted it doesn’t mean Ottawa has given up on the memorandum of understanding signed with Alberta last...
Cost of Carney’s Egypt summit flight ballooned to $736K with no air force plane available
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s last-minute trip to a Gaza peace summit in Egypt in October cost Canadian taxpayers over $736,466 — more than three times higher than it would have been if the Royal Canadian Air Force had been able...
Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s longtime ambassador to the U.S., is stepping down
Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s longtime ambassador to the United States, is leaving her post in the new year — marking a key shakeup amid tense trade relations with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
Liberal government tables bill to protect children, victims of gender-based violence
The Liberal government has tabled sweeping new legislation that it says will protect victims and survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence and protect children from predators.
Quebec family releases chilling video as they sue police in death of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in an off-island suburb of Montreal in September is suing the officers and the city of Longueuil, Que.
Quebec police watchdog to investigate man shot by officer at Longueuil hospital
The BEI says five of its investigators have been assigned to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Quebec man with history of involvement in human trafficking rearrested in Calgary
Calgary police have arrested a 22-year-old man from Quebec who has a history of being involved in human trafficking on a half dozen new charges.