Stephanie Taylor
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CSIS director supported decision to invoke Emergencies Act, inquiry hears
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault's testimony Monday is key to the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is scrutinizing the government's use of the Emergencies Act to disperse the protests.
Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope’s visit
Before Pope Francis's arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him.
Convoy organizers say internal 'power struggle' made it hard to manage 'Freedom Convoy'
The "Freedom Convoy" protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks last winter was a leaderless movement that saw power struggles among its key organizers, a public inquiry heard on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
Ottawa looked to international missing persons commission for help on unmarked graves
The Canadian government approached an international commission that helped identify the remains of those killed during 9/11 and the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster to potentially aid its response to the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools.
Tow trucks were ready to remove semis before Emergencies Act, officer testifies
A senior Ottawa officer told the Emergencies Act inquiry that police had tow trucks at the ready before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act and would have moved on protesters with or without the new powers.
Tribunal rejects $40B Indigenous child-welfare agreement, urges parties to keep negotiating
Federal ministers and the Assembly of First Nations expressed disappointment Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decided against approving a historic, $40-billion child-welfare settlement agreement.
Ford summoned to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry after refusing to attend voluntarily
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and former solicitor general Sylvia Jones are challenging a summons to appear as witnesses at the public inquiry examining the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act.
Ottawa cops didn't know convoy protesters would use locals as 'leverage', interim chief says
In the days leading up to the mass protest in Ottawa last winter, police didn't have intelligence suggesting the "Freedom Convoy" would use local citizens as a "leverage point" and didn't factor in the risks the convoy posed to the community, interim police chief Steve Bell said on Monday, October 24, 2022.
Politicians' who supported Ottawa 'Freedom Convoy' risked emboldening organizers: OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police warned last winter that support for the "Freedom Convoy" from Canadian political figures was likely to embolden protesters in the streets of downtown Ottawa.
Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers at convoy 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.