There are three sides to every story. Regarding Jody Wilson-Raybould’s experience as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, there is her side, the sides of everyone named in her opening statement… and, then, there is the truth. And, maybe no one is lying… after all, memories shared
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The Canadian Progressive: Information commissioner takes Harper to court for withholding Senate expenses scandal documents
Suzanne Legault, Canada’s federal information commissioner, is taking Stephen Harper to the Federal Court for withholding information relating to the Senate expenses scandal. The post Information commissioner takes Harper to court for withholding Senate expenses scandal documents appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingImpolitical: Paging the Clerk
On this brouhaha of yesterday: “CIDA rapped for partisan letters from cabinet minister appearing on website.” The core question in this incident is how these letters came to be posted on a government department’s website. And to answer that question, the protocols for posting material, with all that’s involved including
Continue readingImpolitical: Tendencies at the top
This is a troubling story that deserves attention: “RCMP conducted five-month national security probe into leaked F-35 story.” The Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decision to sole-source the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, claiming it was a breach of national
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