Federal security-screening measures go too far: privacy watchdog
The federal privacy watchdog is pressing for changes to security screening procedures for public servants.
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Alberta's top doc says she feels betrayed by leak to media, launches investigation
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says a member of her inner circle committed a “personal betrayal” and fractured the working relationship of her COVID-19 team by leaking private conversations to the media.
Top public servant offers to testify about redactions to WE Charity documents
The country's top public servant is offering to testify about controversial redactions to some 5,000 pages of documents the government released on the WE Charity affair.
Docs suggest public servants recommended WE Charity for student program
Thousands of pages of newly released documents back up the Trudeau government's contention that it was federal public servants who recommended a student service grant program be administered by WE Charity.
Trudeau expected perception issues with WE deal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he knew there would be problems with perception over having WE Charity run a $900-million student-volunteer program, but he believed there was no conflict of interest because his family would not benefit.
MPs to begin probing WE Charity's volunteering contract
The first of multiple parliamentary investigations of the federal government's aborted deal with WE Charity to run a volunteering program begins this, July 16, 2020, afternoon.
Pandemic thwarting some key Trudeau government initiatives
As a new year dawned, the government's throne-speech commitments, unfurled just weeks earlier, were grabbing headlines and galvanizing the attention of federal policy-makers.
Manitoba premier to talk pipelines, flood protection and more with prime minister
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the prime minister must help unify the country by ensuring the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is built so that western oil can get coastal access to overseas markets.
Singh's stance on Bill 21 called out by anti-hate group
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, he is trying to fight support for Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law, among Quebecers by proving to them that a man who wears a turban does in fact share their values.
Union, federal government under pressure to reach a deal before election
The country's biggest public-sector union says it's prepared to stay at the bargaining table with the federal government to reach a new contract for more than 70,000 of its members as the clock ticks toward a general election campaign.
No shopping around for teachers who don't wear religious signs: Quebec
The Quebec government is saying no to some parents who want to pull their children out of classrooms taught by teachers wearing religious symbols.
Manitoba premier to raise Quebec religious symbol law with western premiers
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec's new religious symbols law when western premiers meet on Thursday, June 26, 2019, in Edmonton.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes says black civil servants passed over for promotions
Qualified black Canadians are being passed over for promotions to senior positions in the federal government due to systemic racial barriers, says Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes.
Trudeau says he will defend minority rights in face of Quebec religious-symbol law
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added his voice on Thursday, June 20, 2019, to the growing opposition to Quebec's new law prohibiting teachers, police officers and other public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols.
Quebec adopts secularism bill that bans religious symbols for state workers
Quebec's contentious secularism bill banning religious symbols for teachers, police officers and other public servants in positions of authority was voted into law late on Sunday, June 16, 2019.