Tag: Manitoba Premier

Canada’s Premiers, Police Chiefs to Talk Bail Reform as Ottawa Faces Calls for Change

The association representing Canada’s chiefs of police is expected to meet with provincial and territorial premiers today to talk about reforming Canada’s criminal justice system. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who chairs the Council of the Federation, says premiers aim to hear chiefs’ public-safety concerns and their perspectives on how Ottawa should amend federal law, including…


Court to Hear Cross Examination of Challenge to Manitoba Tory Leadership Vote

WINNIPEG—Accounts of those challenging the vote that saw Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson become leader of the Progressive Conservatives are expected to be questioned in court this week. Shelly Glover, who lost last month to Stefanson by a small margin, has alleged there were irregularities when ballots were counted and wants a judge to order a…