The federal privacy commissioner says it would be a mistake to give political parties the ability to govern the way they manage Canadians’ personal information. Changes proposed in the latest Liberal budget would let parties collect, use, retain and dispose of data in accordance with their own policies. Philippe Dufresne told a Senate committee Wednesday evening…

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Liberals are not ready to launch the foreign–interference office they promised in last month’s federal budget, amid ongoing scrutiny of allegations that Beijing interfered in recent federal elections. “The work has already started,” Mendicino said in French during Thursday testimony to the House of Commons procedure committee. He…