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Trudeau Liberals proclaim annual day against gun violence

The federal government said on Thursday, June 1, 2023, it has designated the first Friday of June each year as National Day Against Gun Violence.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | June 2nd 2023

House of Commons votes for David Johnston to step aside but he refuses

David Johnston said his mandate to probe allegations of foreign interference comes from the government and not the House of Commons, after members of Parliament voted in favour of his ouster on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

By Stephanie Taylor & Mia Rabson | News, Politics | June 1st 2023

Security details could be assigned to more federal ministers as threats increase

The federal government is looking to better protect cabinet ministers and MPs as the threats against them continue to grow, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | June 1st 2023

Philippine Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno attends a news conference on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, at Manila's Quezon City in the Philippines. File photo by The Associated Press/Bullit Marquez

Quebec firm to pay $10M to skirt charges over bribes promised to Philippine officials

A Quebec forensics company promised millions of dollars in bribes to officials in the Philippines, including a cabinet minister and his brother, as it sought lucrative police contracts, according to a statement of facts attached to a deal the firm struck to avoid prosecution in Canada.

By Darryl Greer | News | May 31st 2023

New Democrat MP Jenny Kwan says she is target of foreign interference by China

New Democrat MP Jenny Kwan said on Monday, May 29, 2023, that Canada's spy agency has confirmed her long-held belief she is being targeted by the Chinese government, as the prime minister granted the NDP's wish to allow more party members to review top-secret intelligence.

By Mia Rabson & Mickey Djuric | News, Politics | May 30th 2023

NDP Leader Rachel Notley and United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith are shown on the Alberta election campaign trail in this recent photo combination. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta United Conservatives win majority government

Alberta’s United Conservative Party emerged bloodied but still standing in Monday’s bitterly contested provincial election.

By Dean Bennett | News, Politics | May 30th 2023

David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, presents his first report in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

David Johnston is the right man for the wrong time

David Johnston delivered a serious and sober-minded report on foreign interference in Canada's democracy, one that almost immediately fell on deaf ears. Now, the government's in an even deeper hole — one it keeps digging for itself, columnist Max Fawcett writes.

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By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | May 27th 2023

New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reports before attending Question Period, in Ottawa on May 9, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Singh asks for security clearance with certain conditions

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is asking the prime minister to allow more members of his party to be briefed on foreign interference attempts, after the leaders of the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois declined to obtain the required security clearance.

By Mickey Djuric | News, Politics | May 26th 2023

The Canadian prime ministers' residence, 24 Sussex, is seen on the banks of the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Feds warned about risks to basic structure of PM's residence before it closed

Almost a year before the closure of 24 Sussex Drive due to disrepair and an infestation of rodents, the chairman of the National Capital Commission's board of directors warned that further delaying a cabinet decision on the fate of the residence would put the whole structure at risk.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | May 26th 2023

Johnston was set to testify at committee before opposition demanded he show

Canada's foreign interference watchdog David Johnston was already scheduled to testify before opposition MPs demanded his appearance in a letter this week, a parliamentary committee chair said on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

By Mickey Djuric | News, Politics | May 26th 2023

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