Joan Bryden
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Trudeau warns internet regulation could be used to repress citizens, free speech
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says governments need to be wary of taking steps to regulate social media platforms that could be used by authoritarian regimes to further oppress citizens and stifle free speech.
Liberals stymie Commons defence committee inquiry into Mark Norman case
The Liberals used their majority on a House of Commons committee on Thursday, May 16, 2019, to block an opposition attempt to launch an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
Sajjan says he supported chief of defence staff's decision to suspend Norman
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he supported the chief of defence staff's decision to suspend Vice-Admiral Mark Norman in 2017, more than a year before he was charged with breach of trust for allegedly leaking government secrets about military procurement.
Social media giants ignore law, don't take Canada seriously: MPs
Politicians are increasingly concerned that social media giants have become so big, powerful and rich that they are effectively above the law — at least in a small country like Canada.
Beyak suspended from Senate over refusal to delete racist letters from website
Lynn Beyak cast herself as a defender of free speech and a victim of political correctness moments before senators voted summarily on Thursday, May 9, 2019, to suspend her without pay from the Senate for refusing to delete derogatory letters about Indigenous people from her website.
Goodale disputes charge that bill maintains solitary confinement by another name
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is disputing claims that a bill to end solitary confinement in Canada's prisons is merely "linguistic trickery" that maintains the practice under a different name.
Leaders' election debates need to be more accessible, more civil, commission told
Televised leaders' debates during the coming federal election campaign ought to be more accessible, more civil and more educational for voters trying to make an informed choice.
Trudeau taps veteran to run Liberal re-election campaign, loses star recruit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a bid Wednesday to mobilize old-guard Liberals in the coming federal election campaign even as he lost another of his star rookie recruits from the last campaign.
Equifax fell short of privacy obligations to Canadians, says privacy commissioner
Equifax contravened Canada's privacy law and fell short of its obligations to Canadians during and after a global data breach in 2017, federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
Scheer urges PM to follow through on libel threat over SNC, testify in court
Andrew Scheer is challenging Justin Trudeau to follow through on a threat to sue him over his assertion that the prime minister politically interfered with the criminal prosecution of Montreal engineering giant SNC-Lavlin.