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CPAC Special
G7 Summit Preview – Security
Ahead of the 2018 G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, CPAC’s Peter Van Dusen looks at the G7’s attempts to manage shifts in the global balance of power, growing authoritarianism, and increasingly complex domestic security threats. He (...)
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Scrums
June 21, 2017
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale comments on the stabbing at a Michigan airport. Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is asked about the government’s legislative achievements. Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Public Accounts – May 31, 2017
Auditor General Michael Ferguson and RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson discuss the police force’s mental health support for members. The AG’s recent report concluded that the RCMP did not adequately meet its members’ mental health (...)
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Headline Politics
News Conference – Report on RCMP Workplace Harassment
Ian McPhail, the chair of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, speaks with reporters on May 15, 2017, in Ottawa, after releasing the findings of his systemic review of workplace harassment within the RCMP. Emma (...)
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Revue Politique
May 15, 2017
A highly critical report on the RMCP workplace harassment complaint process recommends civilian governance of the federal police force. Pierre Donais welcomes Laura Colella (The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP) and (...)
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Scrums
May 15, 2017
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale reacts to the report on workplace harassment in the RMCP. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is asked about the delayed release of the defence policy review. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and Green (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Public Safety and National Security – May 15, 2017
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale discusses main estimates. (May 15, 2017)
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Scrums
May 8, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comments briefly on the floods in Quebec and Ontario. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Government Whip Pablo Rodriguez, Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon, and NDP public safety critic Matthew Dubé also discuss (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Public Safety and National Security – May 8, 2017
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is questioned over the bill (C-23) to expand border pre-clearance between Canada and the United States. Senior officials Jill Wherrett (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) and Tom Oommen (...)
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Podium
Will Prosper – April 7, 2017
Documentary film maker and former RCMP officer Will Prosper discusses racism and police brutality at the 2017 Progress Summit. (April 7, 2017)
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Headline Politics
Justin Trudeau Speaks to Firefighters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the International Association of Fire Fighters on Parliament Hill on April 11, 2017. (no interpretation)
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Scrums
April 11, 2017
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is asked about her upcoming emergency meeting on court delays. Transport Minister Marc Garneau discusses airline security measures and rights for airline passengers. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan (...)
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Tête à Tête
Robert Poëti
A career police officer, Robert Poëti entered politics in 2012. He was Quebec’s Transport minister in Philippe Couillard’s government for almost two years.
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Scrums
April 6, 2017
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney speaks with reporters after addressing a Liberal cabinet committee on NAFTA and Canada-U.S. relations. Ambassador David MacNaughton, ministers François-Philippe Champagne and Marc Garneau, and (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 6, 2017
Law enforcement officials and community representatives take part in the study on Bill C-37, which includes measures on supervised consumption sites, and the import and production of illicit substances. Senators first hear from Canadian (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 5, 2017
Health professionals are among the witnesses to testify on Bill C-37, which includes measures on supervised consumption sites, anti-drug abuse strategies, and the import and production of illicit substances. The first panel is made up of (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Justice and Human Rights – April 4, 2017
Shelly MacInnis-Wynn, widow of murdered RCMP Constable David Wynn, testifies on a bail reform bill. S-217, known as Wynn’s Law, would amend the Criminal Code and compel prosecutors to disclose an accused’s criminal record and any (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
National Finance – March 1, 2017 – Part 1
The committee continues to hear from various government departments to defend their funding requests in the supplementary estimates (C) for 2017. Appearing in the first panel are Employment and Social Development Canada’s Mark Perlman (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
National Defence – February 13, 2017 – Part 1
Barry MacKillop, deputy director of compliance and Intelligence operations at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, discusses FINTRAC’s mandate and its close co-operation with police and national security (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Legal and Constitutional Affairs – February 9, 2017
Liberal MP Ron McKinnon outlines Bill C-224, his private member’s bill offering criminal immunity from drug possession charges to anyone who calls emergency services to report an overdose. The exemption would not apply to offences like (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
National Defence – February 6, 2017 – Part 2
Three groups that represent RCMP members appear at the committee. The following witnesses discuss some of the workplace issues affecting members: National Police Federation co-chairs Brian Sauvé and Peter Merrifield; Mounted Police (...)
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Headline Politics
News Conference – RCMP on Mosque Shooting
On January 30, 2017, law-enforcement officials provide an update on their investigation into a deadly shooting at a mosque in Sainte-Foy, Quebec. (no interpretation)
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Headline Politics
News Conference – Privacy Commissioners
Speaking with reporters on December 6, 2016, in Ottawa, Daniel Therrien (Privacy Commissioner of Canada), Brian Beamish (Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner), and Jean Chartier (the president of the Commission d’accès à (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Legal and Constitutional Affairs – December 1, 2016
The committee continues its study of Senator Claude Carignan’s bill on drug-impaired driving. Bill S-230 would amend the Criminal Code to authorize the use of roadside saliva drug-screening devices, as well as the taking of samples (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 30, 2016
Senate Opposition Leader Claude Carignan presents his bill to give more powers to police officers to test for drug-impaired driving. Bill S-230 would amend the Criminal Code to authorize the use of roadside saliva drug-screening devices, (...)
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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
National Defence – November 21, 2016 – Part 2
Former RCMP officers Linda Davidson, Sherry Lee Benson-Podolchuk and Janet Merlo discuss harassment in the RCMP and what is needed to change the culture in the national police force. RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson issued a formal apology (...)
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Public Record
A Free Press in the Surveillance State
Following the tapping of journalists’ phones by Montreal police media lawyer Mark Bantey, Fabien Gélinas, McGill law professor, Caroline Locher, Quebec Federation of Professional Journalists and Yann Pineau, La Presse, debate and (...)
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Supreme Court Hearings
Brendan Paterson v. Her Majesty the Queen
Case # 36472 Brendan Paterson v. Her Majesty the Queen (November 2, 2016) The Court is examining the admissibility of evidence seized in a police search.
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Headline Politics
News Conference – Freedom of the Press
Speaking with reporters in Ottawa on November 16, 2016, journalists Ben Makuch, Mohamed Fahmy, and Patrick Lagacé, along with Tom Henheffer, the executive director of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, raise concerns about freedom (...)
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Revue Politique
November 16, 2016
A group of reporters are calling on the federal government to introduce legislation that will safeguard freedom of the press and tighten the rules allowing police to obtain warrants to conduct surveillance of media professionals. Pierre (...)