Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino was “very persistent” in speaking with the RCMP about their handling of the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa after the Emergencies Act was invoked, according to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. “My Minister very persistent,” Lucki said, as quoted in minutes of a Feb. 15 teleconference with the Ontario Provincial Police…
Public Safety Minister Was ‘Very Persistent’ Speaking to RCMP About Convoy Protest: Lucki
Ottawa’s National Freeze on Handgun Imports Now in Effect
The federal government’s national freeze on handgun importations came into effect on Oct. 21, making it illegal to buy, sell, or transfer a handgun in Canada. “We have frozen the market for handguns in this country and our ban on imports that took effect in August remains in place,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during…
Federal Freeze on Buying, Selling Handguns Now in Effect, Says Public Safety Minister
Measures to freeze the number of handguns in Canada took effect on Friday, the federal public safety minister announced in a social media post. “Canada’s national handgun freeze takes effect today!” Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wrote on Twitter. “It is now illegal to buy, sell or transfer a handgun anywhere in Canada.” In May,…
Mendicino ‘Concerned’ RCMP Withheld Badge Numbers of Officers Who Cleared Protest
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he’s concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared “Freedom Convoy” protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter. The RCMP denied an access-to-information request for officers’ names and badge numbers on the basis releasing the information could put officers’ safety at risk….
New Brunswick Joins Prairies in Opposing Use of Police for Ottawa’s Gun Confiscation Program
New Brunswick has joined forces with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to oppose the federal government’s gun buyback program. The Yukon Legislature also recently passed a motion against the measures. In a joint statement on Oct. 14, New Brunswick, together with the Prairie provinces, called on the Liberal government to halt plans to use “scarce RCMP and…
No Timeline for Hiring Iran Sanctions Staff, Federal Minister Says
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says that while legislation is coming within weeks to get tough on the Iranian regime, there is no timeline for hiring people to help enforce fresh sanctions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a week ago that Canada would ban thousands of Iranian officials from entering the country, pledging $76 million…
Mendicino to Visit James Smith Cree Nation After of Stabbing Massacre
The federal public safety minsiter says he is to travel to James Smith Cree Nation next week to advance the Liberal government’s plan to have First Nations policing recognized as an essential service. Marco Mendicino says policing by Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous Peoples is a key part of reconciliation. He says he has been speaking…
CBC Interview Alluding to Russian Involvement in Trucker Protests Breached Journalistic Standards: Ombudsman
CBC has admitted that its Journalistic Standards and Practices (JSP) have been breached. The CBC ombudsman said the question in an interview, which alluded to Russian collusion with the trucker protests, was out of context, and the ideas and language surrounding the question were too bold. He said there should have been evidence backing the claim…
MPs Vote Not to Investigate Backdated Public Safety Department Documents
MPs on the immigration and citizenship committee voted Wednesday not to launch an investigation into allegations that then-Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino’s department backdated government documents in 2020. “I think it looks like a waste of time,” said Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe during an immigration committee meeting on Oct. 12. “And I don’t really see a scandal…
MPs Vote Not to Launch Investigation of ‘Potential Obstruction of Justice’ Against Mendicino
MPs on the immigration and citizenship committee voted Wednesday not to launch an investigation into allegations that then-Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino’s department backdated government documents in 2020. “I think it looks like a waste of time,” said Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe during an immigration committee meeting on Oct. 12. “And I don’t really see a scandal…
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