Government Corruption
The Alberta Health Services (AHS) manager who selected former chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw for a new position is affiliated with the NDP.
Former AHS Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC) medical lead Dr. Esther Tailfeathers was selected to be the Alberta NDP candidate for Cardston-Siksika for the 2019 election, but she withdrew her name.
“I believe it is important we keep this province moving forward with Rachel Notley’s leadership,” said Tailfeathers.
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Read MoreOTTAWA – Today, Democracy Watch called on the RCMP to explain how its Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Branch sent a letter dated May 25, 2023 to Democracy Watch in response to Democracy Watch’s July 2022 Access to Information Act (ATIA) request that contained incorrect information saying that the allegation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Liberal Cabinet members obstructed justice by pressuring then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin in 2018 “is currently under investigation”.
In statements issued to the media late in the afternoon on Monday, June 19, 2023 and in the afternoon of Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the RCMP said that the investigation ended in January 2023, and that the incorrect information in the May 25th letter was sent by its ATIP Branch to Democracy Watch “using information available at the time.” (Click here to see those two full statements from the RCMP posted in Democracy Watch’s June 19, 2023 News Release).
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Read MoreThe Commons Access To Information committee yesterday demanded sweeping reforms of federal censorship of public records. The system is broken, said Conservative MP John Brassard (Barrie-Innisfil, Ont.), chair of the committee.
“This report reflects the seriousness of the current state of the Access To Information system,” MP Brassard told the Commons. “The recommendations that are in this report are meant and designed to fix what is a broken system.”
The committee report The State Of Canada’s Access To Information System recommended a ban on federal employees’ use of personal email accounts to conduct public business, mandatory disclosure of all public spending including legal fees and a requirement “that the Government of Canada implement a process for the automatic release of historical documents that are more than 25 years old.”
Under current practice cabinet records are under seal for up to 38 years. “It’s always been very difficult to change the culture of government,” Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard testified March 7.
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Read MoreLiberals on the House affairs committee yesterday grilled a reporter they blamed for the caucus resignation of MP Han Dong (Don Valley North, Ont.). MPs demanded unwritten details of a Global News story on Dong’s confidential contacts with Chinese envoys.
“I stand by the story,” testified Sam Cooper, author of the story. “I know Global News stands by the story. There is a legal procedure underway. The story speaks for itself.”
The story detailed conversations between MP Dong and Chinese diplomats. The MP subsequently filed a $15 million libel suit now pending in Ontario Superior Court.
Colleagues suggested Dong was victimized by slipshod reporting. “We are definitely here today because of a story you published,” said Liberal MP Ruby Sahota (Brampton North, Ont.).
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Read MoreBill C-18 puts the government squarely in the centre of the newsroom.
Canadians deserve unbiased news coverage.
Journalists deserve to function as professionals independent of government pressure.
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Trudeau’s celebrity-studded trip to NYC summit cost $61K in hotels: documents
Fourteen rooms were booked at the Intercontinental New York Barclay Hotel for Canada’s delegation at $562.72 per night
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Read MorePresident Joe Biden spilled “sensitive” United States intelligence about China to campaign donors at a recent event in California, according to a report.
At the fundraiser in California, Biden revealed to attendees what the U.S. intelligence agencies had learned about the Chinese spy balloon incident earlier this year, reportedly surprising U.S. officials.
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Read MoreExpect to see more dandelions on lawns during your next trip to Banff after the Feds vowed to eliminate the use of so-called ‘cosmetic’ pesticides on federal property as part of an overhaul of how the chemicals are regulated and managed under the Pest Management Regulatory Agency.
In addition, Health Canada has published a notice of intent to begin consultations on proposed amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations to evaluate acceptable increases to chemical residue limits on food — including glyphosate, or Roundup — in line with international standards.
“The health and safety of Canadians will remain at the forefront of the process,” Health Canada said in a statement.
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Read MoreThe Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reduce spending on international trips and to be more accountable for taxpayers’ money.
The federal government’s spending of $61,000 on hotel rooms during an anti-poverty summit in New York has drawn criticism from the CTF.
The CTF says such lavish spending is unacceptable and hypocritical when the government claims to fight poverty.
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