Tag: The House of Commons

Public Safety Minister Defends RCMP’s Refusal to Say How Sanderson Died in Custody

September 20, 2022
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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is defending the RCMP’s decision not to release details surrounding the death of the man accused in a mass stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan. Mendicino says he understands the sense of urgency people feel about knowing how Myles Sanderson died after he was arrested on a rural stretch of highway in…

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Commons Calls for Halt to Collection of COVID 19 Phone Data Over Privacy Concerns

February 9, 2022
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OTTAWA—The House of Commons called on the government Tuesday to suspend plans by the Public Health Agency of Canada to collect data from millions of mobile phones to help understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. MPs passed a motion urging the government to suspend a plan to extend the collection of cellphone location data…

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