The convoy occupation hearings reveal the paucity of government leadership
What struck me about the testimony is how perception, not analysis, shaped the judgments of the senior members of cabinet and the public service.
Rouleau Commission testimony provided a closer look at what we already knew
The Public Order Emergency Commission may have been the biggest political yawn in commission history, writes Sheila Copps.
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.
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.
Canadians’ appetite for extremist organizations like Diagolon will need a ‘whole-of-society approach,’ say experts
‘Perfect storm’ of geopolitical events and two years of pandemic isolation have left Canadians looking for ‘easy answers to complex questions’ and someone to blame, says Barbara Perry.
With extraordinary power comes extraordinary accountability: Trudeau, eight ministers to testify at Public Order Emergency Commission alongside convoy organizers
The public inquiry looking into the invocation of the federal Emergencies Act in response to the “Freedom Convoy” protests earlier this year will hold its first meeting on Oct. 13, with more than 60 witnesses, including the prime minister and convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, set to testify as to whether the federal […]
Calls to list IRGC as terrorist entity re-emerge as Tories take four-year push to Foreign Affairs Committee
Amid increasing protests in Iran after the death of a women in custody, Conservative MPs are renewing their calls to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, including at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Protests erupted across Iran following the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She was detained […]
‘Bloody bad business’: prison reform advocate calls for Canada’s last prison labour-operated abattoir to finally close
A prison reform advocacy group is renewing its calls on the federal government to finally close Canada’s last remaining prison labour-operated abattoir at the Joyceville and Pittsburgh institutions in Kingston, Ont., after its contract is set to expire on Sept. 30. Last month, Evolve Our Prison Farms released the second edition of its report criticizing […]
Advocates, politicos urge feds to lead on ending ‘appalling practice’ of immigrant detention in provincial jails
Human rights advocates are hopeful last month’s announcement that British Columbia is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to detain immigrants and asylum seekers in provincial jails will spur other provinces to follow suit. However, they are still calling on the federal government to take the lead. On July 21, B.C.’s Public […]
