Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Chief justice warns about the dangers of misinformation on democracy
The global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy, warns Canada's chief justice.
Watchdog's relations with spy community 'strained' over last year
Newly released documents say the intelligence community's relationship with its key watchdog has been particularly strained over the last year due to a "level of resistance" to scrutiny.
Voters to choose MPs in four federal byelections next month
Voters in four federal ridings will go to the polls next month.
Feds work toward 'clear, consistent' definition of prohibited assault-style guns
The federal government is eyeing a "clear, consistent" definition of assault-style firearms to be prohibited through legislation, as recently suggested by the Nova Scotia mass shooting commission, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
'Missing in action': gun-control groups criticize NDP over noncommital stance on bill
The federal New Democrats are coming under pressure from gun-control advocates to support the Liberals in enacting a permanent ban on assault-style firearms.
'Freedom Convoy' was in 'full swing' when emergency law invoked, feds testify
The "Freedom Convoy" movement was still in "full swing" the day the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act early last year, justifying the extraordinary measures, a federal lawyer said Wednesday during a judicial review of the government's historic decision.
Government had 'insufficient evidence' to invoke Emergencies Act, group tells court
The federal government lacked the evidence to determine protests and barricades across Canada last year were threats to national security, an organization that defends constitutional rights told a federal judge on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
Court to hear legal challenge against use of Emergencies Act
A national civil liberties group is set to argue that "nebulous or strained claims" about economic instability or general unrest weren't enough to legally justify the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act early last year.
Feds fight Charter ruling directing Canada to seek release of men in Syrian jail
The Canadian government says a federal judge misinterpreted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in directing officials to secure the release of four men from detention in northeastern Syria.
Poilievre makes a pitch for spending cap, tax cuts in next federal budget
The coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Sunday, March 12, 2023, as he pinned blame for current economic woes on the Liberals.