The case for strengthening Canada’s humanitarian workforce
The value volunteers contribute to our disaster response capacity has been overlooked and oversimplified by both federal and provincial and territorial governments.
Canada needs to up the ante against copper thieves
When copper wire theft occurs, telecom, cable, and internet services are disrupted, putting the safety of Canadians at risk.
Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study
Meanwhile, firefighters and wildfire survivors gather in Ottawa to call for stopping ‘the problem at the source’ by moving to clean energy and better forest management.
Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group
Before a terrorist designation, Canada’s intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a ‘well established’ process, says national security expert Wesley Wark.
It’s hard for politicians to ‘resist the temptation’ of using intelligence for ‘partisan purposes’: ex-CSIS official
Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre failed to ‘rise to the moment,’ says former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom.
Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears
For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing ‘for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,’ according to Ethics Committee testimony.
Shattered Justice: Canada’s silent consent in protecting Iranian regime officials
Confidentiality must not be extended to senior regime members labeled by Canada as gross human rights violators. This whitewashes their violent pasts and mocks the principles of justice.
Diaspora communities need ‘proactive’ measures to guard against foreign and homegrown hostility, inquiry hears
Protecting Canadians against transnational repression is ‘a matter of life and death’ for the Sikh community, says B.C. Gurdwara spokesperson Moninder Singh.
Driving out deepfakes: Canada can lead on responsible AI innovation
Convincing deepfakes of political and business leaders pose serious risks to our national security, democratic institutions, and markets.
‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study
Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in our forests, which increases forest flammability, says Wilfrid Laurier University’s Jennifer Baltzer.
