Category: ethics committee

Intelligence Expert Recommends Independent Body With Arrest Powers to Tackle Foreign Interference

March 31, 2023
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An intelligence expert with hands-on experience in countering threats from hostile state actors told MPs Canada doesn’t need a public inquiry into foreign interference, rather it needs a completely new independent body with powers to arrest and prosecute those involved. Michel Juneau-Katsuya, a former manager with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), presented the idea…

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Ethics Committee Says Government Must Tell Canadians It’s Tracking Their Movements

May 4, 2022
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A House of Commons committee says the federal government needs to tell Canadians if it’s collecting data about their movements, and allow them to opt out of that collection. Those are some of the recommendations made by the ethics committee, which started looking into the issue back in January after public outcry about the federal…

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Kielburgers Blame Feds for Student Grant Controversy, Questioned Over Contact With Trudeau’s Top Aide

March 16, 2021
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In a testy appearance at the parliamentary ethics committee this week, the Kielburger brothers accused MPs of holding a political trial and placed blame on the federal government for the scandal that erupted over the student volunteer grant awarded to WE Charity last spring. Meanwhile, new questions emerged about the involvement of one of Prime…

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