Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole believes foreign interference may have led to his removal as party leader, according to documents tabled before the foreign interference inquiry. The party member behind 2021 petition for a leadership review, Bert Chen, vehemently denies allegations Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole believes foreign interference may …
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Ottawa asked Facebook to remove false article about Trudeau during 2019 election, inquiry hears
One of Canada's top civil servants asked that a false article about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau be removed from Facebook during the 2019 election, according to Friday testimony and a document tabled at the public inquiry into foreign inference. Document says government didn’t make this info public because ‘the information …
Read More »PMO officials refute allegations against Han Dong at foreign interference inquiry
Canada's security services did not tell the Liberal Party to drop 2019 candidate Han Dong over concerns about possible campaign irregularities and links to China, the Foreign Interference Commission heard Tuesday. Trudeau not briefed on some foreign interference concerns about 2021 election, inquiry hears Canada's security services did not tell …
Read More »Intelligence leaks can’t be refuted without declassifying secret info, PM tells foreign interference inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the the Foreign Interference Commission on Wednesday that intelligence leaks to the media can't be refuted without declassifying secret information. Trudeau said government can't 'correct the record' without giving adversaries access to Canadian intelligence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Foreign Interference Commission on Wednesday …
Read More »Cyber spies say they shared names of parliamentarians targeted by China-backed espionage with Commons, Senate
As questions about why Canadian parliamentarians weren't warned they had been targeted by a Chinese-backed espionage campaign continue to mount, Canada's cyber intelligence agency says it shared the names of MPs and other "specific" information with the House of Commons and Senate IT offices years ago. When asked why MPs …
Read More »At long last, the Hogue inquiry lays the foundation for a real debate about foreign interference
The most grave allegation levelled during the foreign interference saga was that the Liberal government willfully turned a blind eye to Chinese state meddling. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s initial report seems to at least cast significant doubt on that claim. The most grave allegation levelled during the foreign interference saga of …
Read More »Trump tries to unburden himself of abortion albatross
Abortion may be the biggest threat to Donald Trump’s political comeback. Like an albatross he personally helped set loose. Now he’s trying to wriggle from its clutches. Trump released his 2024 abortion policy that seeks to sidestep thorny questions. It's a close election. Abortion is a problem. Trump's solution: Wash …
Read More »Trump tries to dump abortion issue before it can tank his re-election chances
Abortion may be the biggest threat to Donald Trump’s political comeback. Like an albatross he personally helped set loose. Now he’s trying to wriggle from its clutches. Trump released his 2024 abortion policy that seeks to sidestep thorny questions. It's a close election. Abortion is a problem. Trump's solution: Wash …
Read More »Sports bettors forced to wait weeks for winnings from Ontario’s gambling corporation
Some gamblers with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation sports betting platform Proline say they've been waiting weeks to cash in their wins. The Crown corporation says the delays are because of a wave of new accounts they have to verify. Expert says delays could push Crown corporation out of …
Read More »Using my new year’s resolution to free my tree, and myself, from the bondage of colonization
When the light bulbs on Marina Commanda Westbrook’s pre-lit tree failed, she was determined to toss it out in January. But she found some valuable lessons in her Anishinaabe heritage that made her think otherwise. Somehow, the spirit of my pre-lit tree was missing This First Person column is the …
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