Tag: politics
Alberta Justice Minister calls for firing of RCMP Commissioner
Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro is calling on the federal government to fire RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, saying her continued tenure is damaging to...
Trudeau’s ’emergency’ was a pure concoction of political convenience
Anyone remember the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Not so long ago, the Charter — as the shorthand for it goes — was looked...
This government overreach needs to end
I have spent the bulk of my working life in and around policing. Ordinarily, I would publicly defend the police — especially in cases...
Despite what we are being told, things haven’t changed in today’s...
In 2006, RCMP Corporal. Catherine Galliford had finally had it with the harassment in the Old Boys club — more formally known as the...
Government wants to protect details of RCMP raid on Montreal company...
The Canadian government has gone to the Federal Court in an attempt to protect “sensitive” information about the raid of a Quebec company that...
Politics take priority over policing in John Tory’s Toronto
In an ideal world, politics and the police should be arm’s length. Politicians should not interfere in the business of policing. Unfortunately, that is...
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the unrelenting trailblazer for gender equality and the second-ever woman appointed to the high court, died Friday night....
Alberta hiring staff for feasibility study of replacing the RCMP
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that...
Julian Assange fights extradition to U.S. to face espionage trial
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday formally refused to go quietly to face trial in the US — which the mother of his children...
Conservatives elect a new leader today
The new Conservative leader will take ownership of a party that is enjoying considerable success in fundraising and membership numbers as Prime Minister Justin...
