LONGUEUIL, Que. — A former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China told his bail hearing today he wants to stay in Canada to clear his name. It is Day 2 of Yuesheng Wang’s bail hearing at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal. The…
Alberta Justice Minister Calls for RCMP Commissioner Lucki’s Firing
Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro issued a statement today demanding the federal government fire RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. “Alberta has lost confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and is calling on Canada’s minister of public safety, Marco Mendicino, to immediately rescind her appointment,” Shandro said. Shandro listed areas he deemed Lucki as having failed in, such as…
Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Inquiry: RCMP Union Calls for More Resources
The group that represents almost 20,000 regular members of the RCMP has submitted a list of 28 recommendations to the inquiry investigating the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The National Police Federation is calling on the province to overhaul the way it pays for policing services, to ensure the RCMP receives adequate, stable…
RCMP Seeks Witnesses In Investigation of Unofficial Chinese Police Stations Operating in Ontario
The RCMP is enlisting witnesses in its investigation of reports of unofficial Chinese police stations operating in Ontario, as a number of countries around the world are probing similar interference activities from Beijing. “Foreign Actor Interference is illegal activity which targets Canadian interests, or interferes in Canadian society and threatens Canada’s national security. It includes attempts…
Mendicino Says Can’t Recall When He Saw Lucki’s Advice That Not All Tools Were Exhausted Before Declaration of Emergency
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Nov. 22 he couldn’t recall when he became aware of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s advice that not all tools had been exhausted to clear the cross-country protests and blockades. Lucki wrote an email to Mendicino’s chief of staff Mike Jones before the Liberal cabinet…
Here’s a Look at Other Times Canadian Prime Ministers Testified at Public Inquiries
The word “unprecedented” applies to some aspects of the massive public inquiry underway in Ottawa. After all, the commission is investigating the first-time use of the federal Emergencies Act during the “Freedom Convoy,” protests last winter that decried extraordinary restrictions during a global pandemic. But this week’s dramatic conclusion of the Public Order Emergency Commission…
Tears and Fond Memories Shared by Paramedic Who Unknowingly Treated Daughter in Crash
An Alberta paramedic who unknowingly treated her own daughter after a fatal crash last week brushed away tears as she remembered a beautiful girl who fought until the end. Jayme Erickson was called to a crash north of Calgary and sat with a seriously injured female victim before she was extricated from the vehicle and…
‘People Felt Threatened,’ Says Minister Blair When Asked About Evidence of Serious Violence During Freedom Convoy
Canadians felt “threatened” and “intimidated” by the protests of last winter and that raised a threat of violence that had to be addressed by invoking the Emergencies Act, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 21. “Just to be very clear, I believe there was more than ample evidence…
Mayor Calls Mall Shooting in Prince Rupert, BC, That Killed One ‘Truly Tragic’
The mayor of Prince Rupert says a shooting at a local mall that left one person dead and another critically injured is “truly tragic” and that supports are available for anyone in the small community who may need them. Prince Rupert RCMP said they were called to the Ocean Centre Mall Monday morning for a…
Emergencies Act Invoked Based on Threat of Serious Violence, Say Top Public Servants
The federal government’s top public servants defended the rationale to invoke the Emergencies Act as they testified on Nov. 18, telling the Public Order Emergency Commission that a threat of serious violence was the main ground for the invocation. “What we use is really 2c,” said Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Nathalie Drouin. “The…
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