Dylan Robertson
About Dylan Robertson
Reporter with The Canadian Press
Wet'suwet'en chief named Canada's first prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International
Chief Dsta'hyl (aka Adam Gagnon) who represents one of the clans within the Wet'suwet'en Nation was arrested in 2021 for breaching a court order not to impede construction of the Coastal GasLink liquefied natural gas pipeline, and is currently confined to house arrest.
India's envoy to Canada to speak on trade relations after RCMP arrests
India's envoy to Canada is scheduled to speak publicly today for the first time since the RCMP made arrests related to a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries.
Ottawa replaces watchdog for Canadian companies operating overseas
Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of the watchdog who monitors Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on the job.
Lessons learned from the foreign interference inquiry
If one thing from the public inquiry into foreign interference is clear, it’s that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections.
CSIS prepped PMO briefing note on election meddling by China
Canada's spy agency knew China "clandestinely and deceptively interfered" in the past two federal votes, according to a top-secret briefing document that emerged on Monday at the public inquiry into foreign interference.
Erin O’Toole says foreign interference lost his party seats
Canada's approach to combating foreign interference rather than tackling it on a riding-by-riding basis was unfair to voters, former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole told a federal inquiry Wednesday — and he thinks it could even have cost him his job.
Former Liberal Han Dong encouraged international students to become Liberal Party members
Former Liberal Han Dong met with international students from China and encouraged them to register as Liberal members during his nomination race in 2019 — but the MP didn't mention that to an ongoing federal inquiry into foreign meddling until he took the stand on Tuesday.
Diplomats sent to U.S. need compensation for gun crime, health insurance: union
The union that represents Canadian diplomats abroad says Global Affairs Canada should consider boosting compensation for those posted to the United States because they face increased risk of gun crime and difficulty accessing health care.
Canada needs a charm offensive campaign on trade before U.S. election: business group
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants Canada to convince Americans that we are a boon to the U.S. economy, ahead of the scheduled review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement in 2026.
Canada must expand diplomatic horizon to Global South: Melanie Joly
Joly added that many developing countries want relations with great powers such as the U.S. and China, instead of being forced to align with one. "The Global South cannot afford to choose one camp over the other," she said.