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Tories Say Minister, RCMP Commissioner ‘Lied’ About Not Interfering Politically in NS Shooting Probe, Should Resign

Conservatives say cabinet minister Bill Blair and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki “lied” about not having politically interfered in the RCMP’s investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shootings, adding that they should resign. On Oct. 20, the Mass Casualty Commission made public a recorded phone call from April 28, 2020, during which Lucki says she…


Senior Mountie Stands by His Notes Suggesting Political Interference in Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe

The senior RCMP officer whose handwritten notes have ignited the controversy about allegations of political interference in the investigation of the Nova Scotia mass shooting said on July 26 that he stands by his account. Chief Superintendent Darren Campbell also said that any kind of interference in investigations, political or not, is unacceptable. A day…


Bill Blair Denies Pushing Gun Control Agenda in Talks With RCMP Commissioner on NS Mass Shooting

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says he didn’t push the Liberals’ gun-control efforts by pressuring RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to release sensitive information during the investigations into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. Blair and Lucki are at the centre of a controversy sparked by a document released earlier this month by the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC),…


Canada to Unveil Travel Rules for Fully Vaccinated Citizens, Permanent Residents

OTTAWA—Canada is set to detail what quarantine rules citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon have to follow when entering the country. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said last week that “measures” would be announced today that will apply to immunized Canadians, as well as foreign nationals…


Restrictions at U.S. Border to Remain in Place Until End of July, Blair Says

OTTAWA— Travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will remain in place for at least another month. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the American and Canadian governments are extending restrictions on non-essential international travel until July 21. He adds in a tweet that the government will provide details on Monday about plans to let fully…


Report on Quebec Woman Murdered by Offender on Day Parole Calls for Better Oversight

OTTAWA—A report into the murder of a Quebec City woman last year at the hands of a federal offender out on day parole is recommending better oversight and changes to how cases are managed in the province. Marylene Levesque, 22, was found dead Jan. 22 in a Quebec City hotel room, stabbed numerous times by…


Public Safety Minister Details China’s Infiltration in Canada in Letter to MPs

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair revealed how China steals commercial secrets and technology from Canada and how the communist regime uses covert programs to silence overseas dissent. In a letter to members of parliament, obtained by Global News, Blair said China is the most robust foreign interference actor in Canada, while Russia and several other…


Ottawa Says Border Controls Are Sufficient Despite Complaints From Ontario

MONTREAL—Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the federal government is doing enough at the border to protect Canadians from COVID-19. Blair told reporters today Canada’s border controls are some of the strictest in the world and that more than 98 percent of COVID-19 cases in the country are the result of community transmission—not international travel….