The federal prison service says it will have a second look at its decision to move convicted killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security facility as political leaders of all stripes react to the news with shock and outrage. In a statement, the Correctional Service of Canada says it will make sure the decision was appropriate,…
Prison Service to Review Decision to Transfer Killer Bernardo to Medium Security
John Robson: The Great Indo-Pacific Rhetoric Patch
Commentary On the contentious doctrine of Purgatory, I do feel that time spent reading government press releases should earn some remission of sins. Even “Defence Minister Anita Anand Concludes Productive Trip to Singapore” causes a mix of ennui and anguish that should expunge something. And surely enduring “Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific…
India Among Top Actors for Foreign Interference in Canada: National Security Adviser
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser says India is among the top sources of foreign interference in Canada. Jody Thomas says “a number of state actors and non-state proxies” are conducting foreign interference in Canada, and at a conference last week she listed three countries that Ottawa has frequently cited: China, Russia and Iran….
Number of Quebec Wildfires Rises to 164, at Least 114 Are out of Control
Soldiers were set to arrive to help fight forest fires in Quebec Monday as the number of fires continued to rise. There were 164 forest fires burning in Quebec Monday, up from 155 the day before, Kateri Champagne Jourdain, the minister responsible for the province’s Côte-Nord region, told a news conference. At least 114 of…
Conservatives Call on Feds to See Killer Bernardo Returned to Maximum-Security Prison
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to use whatever tools it can to reverse a decision by the Correctional Service of Canada to transfer killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. Bernardo’s move to a facility in Quebec was made public last week after the correctional service notified the lawyer representing…
Tories Filibustering Budget Bill to Prevent Future Mortgage Payment Crisis, Says Poilievre
The federal Conservatives have been delaying a committee vote on the Liberal government’s omnibus budget bill over the past month in a bid to help prevent a nationwide mortgage-payment crisis from occurring by 2025, says Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre said during a press conference in Ottawa on June 5 that he believes the federal…
What About Kristen, Leslie’s Rights, Asks Lawyer for Bernardo Victims After Transfer
Paul Bernardo should be returned to a maximum-security prison, the lawyer representing the families of his young murder victims said as he called on the Correctional Service of Canada to be more transparent about what led to his transfer to a medium-security facility in the first place. Tim Danson represents the relatives of 15-year-old Kristen French…
Watchdog’s Relations With Spy Community ‘Particularly Strained’ Over Last Year
June 5, 2023
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Newly released documents say the intelligence community’s relationship with its key watchdog has been particularly strained over the last year due to a “level of resistance” to scrutiny. The assessment appears in briefing materials prepared for Canada’s top public servant in advance of a late January meeting with the chair of the National Security and…
Fire Burned Through Memories, Pieces of History, Says Owner of Nova Scotia Daycare
The owner of a Nova Scotia daycare destroyed as recent wildfires ripped through the province says the flames consumed both her livelihood and a physical piece of twentieth-century history. Among the many memories and treasured family heirlooms lost in the fire that raced through suburban Halifax was a piece of the Berlin Wall belonging to…
BC’s Eby Says Asia Trade Mission Aims to Reduce Risks Amid International Unease
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his trade mission to Asia is part of an effort to grow trade and reduce the risks that come with international uncertainties. The premier and his delegation have not visited China, B.C.’s second largest trade partner, during the two-week trip but instead focused on Japan, South Korea and Singapore…
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