Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says it is “unacceptable” he was kept in the dark about Paul Bernardo’s controversial prison transfer. Questions are swirling on Parliament Hill today about why he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were among the last to know about it, despite their staff being informed months earlier. The Liberal government was…
Mendicino Grapples to Explain Lack of Bernardo Info Despite His Office, PMO Knowing
MP Margaret Ferrier Suspended Over COVID-19 Rule Breach
Independent MP Margaret Ferrier has been suspended from the House of Commons for 30 days for breaching COVID-19 rules in 2020 by travelling by train from Scotland to England while positive for the virus. MPs voted 185 to 40, majority 145, to approve the motion to suspend the former Scottish National Party (SNP) MP. She…
O’Toole Says CSIS Told Him He Was Target of Beijing-Backed Voter Suppression, Misinformation Campaigns
May 30, 2023
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Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole told the House of Commons on May 30 that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) informed him that he and his party were targeted by Beijing in a voter suppression and misinformation campaign during the 2021 federal election. “The briefing from CSIS confirmed to me what I suspected for quite…
Parliament Won’t Survive Catastrophic Incident Unless Repaired, MPs Warn
The Palace of Westminster is in critical need of repair works, which have been stalled for years owing to “years of procrastination” and the inability to determine how the work will be undertaken, said a government committee. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is responsible for overseeing government expenditures, said in a report on May…
Credit Suisse Rescue Package Rejected by Swiss Parliament
April 13, 2023
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BERN—Switzerland’s parliament rejected on Wednesday the government’s 109 billion Swiss francs ($120.82 billion) aid for Credit Suisse’s merger with UBS, leaving the fallen bank’s hastily arranged rescue without a largely symbolic parliamentary blessing. While the upper house had approved the government’s contribution to the rescue package, parliament’s lower, and larger chamber, pushed back again on…
Kovrig and Spavor Receive Standing Ovation Ahead of Biden’s Speech to Parliament
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who were arbitrarily detained in China for over three years, received a standing ovation in the House of Commons ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s address on March 24. The two Canadians, who became known as the “two Michaels,” were imprisoned from late 2018 until the fall of 2021. Their…
Boris Johnson’s Partygate Defence Dossier Says He Did Not ‘Intentionally Mislead’ Parliament
A dossier presented by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the House of Commons Committee of Privileges includes an acceptance that he misled MPs when he said there had been no parties at 10 Downing Street in breach of COVID-19 rules. He goes on to say he made the denials “in good faith” based on…
Speaker of Czech Parliament’s Lower House to Visit Taiwan
PRAGUE—The speaker of the Czech Parliament’s lower house is set to visit Taiwan to boost mutual ties. Marketa Pekarova Adamova said Monday she will be heading a large delegation on the March 25–30 trip that focuses on business, trade, research, education, culture, and other relations. She will be accompanied by around 150 people, including representatives…
Danish Parliament Urges to Remove TikTok Over Cybersecurity
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The Danish parliament on Tuesday urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly against having TikTok on work phones as a cybersecurity measure, saying “there is a risk of espionage.” The popular video-sharing app, which is Chinese-owned, faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and the United States over security and data privacy amid worries that…
Man With Explosives Arrested Outside Swiss Parliament
GENEVA—Police in Switzerland’s capital evacuated Parliament and related offices Tuesday after a man in a bulletproof vest was arrested near one of its entrances and found to be bearing explosives. Berne police said in a statement that in the early afternoon, “federal security staffers noticed a man at the southern entrance of the Parliament building…
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