Category: Commissioner

‘Crass Political Objectives’: Lawyer for NS Tragedy Victim Families Questions RCMP’s Lucki Citing Gun Legislation Amid Ongoing Investigation

A lawyer representing some of the families of victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass killing challenged RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki on why she raised the issue of the Liberal government’s gun control legislation, since it didn’t relate to the investigation into the killings, which were carried out with weapons obtained illegally and smuggled in…


RCMP Commissioner Breached Duty With Slow Response to Watchdog Report, Judge Rules

OTTAWA—RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki flouted the law by failing to respond promptly to a watchdog report about alleged spying on anti-oil protesters, a federal judge has ruled. In a newly released decision, Federal Court Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne Gagne said Lucki breached her duty under the RCMP Act by not submitting a response to the…


EU Has Not yet Ordered More AstraZeneca Vaccines, Says Internal Market Commissioner

PARIS—The European Union has not yet made any new orders for AstraZeneca vaccines beyond June when their contract ends, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday. Breton also said he expected that the costs of the EU’s recent order for more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines would be higher than the earlier versions. The…


Former FDA Commissioner Says Social Distancing Mandate ‘Wasn’t Based on Clear Science’

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the six-foot social distancing mandate that was employed across much of the United States and the world to deal with the CCP virus pandemic “wasn’t based on clear science.” “This six-foot distancing requirement has probably been the single costliest mitigation tactic that we’ve employed in…


Former FDA Chief Says Social Distancing Mandate ‘Wasn’t Based on Clear Science’

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the six-foot social distancing mandate that was employed across much of the United States and the world to deal with the CCP virus pandemic “wasn’t based on clear science.” “This six-foot distancing requirement has probably been the single costliest mitigation tactic that we’ve employed in…