Port of Montreal: a long history of crime—and a lack of adequate responses
Organized crime and the inability on the part of elected leaders and bureaucrats to take the issue seriously has made Canada the source for stolen vehicle used car lots around the Middle East and Africa.
Canadian police muzzle advocates for peace
It’s fatally dangerous for both freedom and democracy to put the police in charge of dictating the bounds of acceptable political discourse.
Government’s ‘culture of secrecy’ overshadows public’s ‘right to know’ in first week of foreign interference inquiry: Democracy Watch
Federal Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard should have been an ‘obvious choice’ of witness as the inquiry balances national security concerns with public interest and transparency, says watchdog co-founder Duff Conacher.
Urgency needed to improve Canada’s emergency response
The Ready 2024 Conference focuses on whole-of-society solutions for the country’s emergency response operations.
Despite Emergencies Act ‘vindication,’ Conservatives shouldn’t deviate from message discipline, say politicos
The Tories’ ‘laser-focused’ message discipline on affordability is unlikely to be derailed by the judge’s ruling, says Shakir Chambers.
Almost apologetic Federal Court ruling revives truckers’ 2022 anti-vaccine rampage
This court decision based on a cherry-picking of the facts and questionable second guessing only serves to supercharge what has turned out to be a still-growing anti-federal government movement.
‘Massive endeavour’: feds face difficult task in finding contractors for gun buyback scheme, expert warns
‘The government has to rely on the private sector and qualified businesses to do the work,’ said the University of Ottawa’s J.L. Gilles LeVasseur.
Limited RCMP race-based data collection pilot could distort results, warns NDP MP Green
‘I would call on the RCMP to consider expanding this program. …[G]ive up on this idea that it’s a pilot, and make it part of the process,’ says NDP MP Matthew Green.
As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024
The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change, says Dr. Mike Flannigan, while the federal government has launched a plan to fund the training of 1,000 firefighters.
Let’s use technology and lessons from the online gaming sector to tackle money laundering
Using technology to get better-quality data from all industries will help us to identify bad actors, block suspicious activity, and lay charges more efficiently.
