The last Canadian woman trying to return home from a detention camp in Syria for captured ISIS members is a national security risk because police lack evidence to arrest her, according to internal documents. A Public Safety Canada memo obtained by Global News said the RCMP was unable to either charge the Montreal woman, referred … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth testified in the House of Commons on Wednesday that the RCMP has raided one of his properties, but said it was not related to the ArriveCan app. Firth’s IT firm is the main contractor behind the controversial pandemic-era program, but he told the … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The young horses could one day be part of the world famous Musical Ride — but first, they need names. The horses were born recently at a farm in Ontario that breeds horses for the RCMP. Now, the Mounties are inviting children from across the country to … Read more
An Ottawa-based technology company suspended from working for the federal government after becoming embroiled in the ArriveCan app contract spending controversy is unloading a second office condominium it owns near Parliament Hill. Global News has learned that the second property put up for sale by Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. at 222 Somerset St. West in … Read more
An Ottawa technology consulting company suspended from working on federal government contracts after becoming embroiled in the ArriveCan app spending controversy is unloading a $2.2 million office condominium it owns near Parliament Hill, Global News has learned. Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. put up for sale an office suite which it owns at 222 Somerset St. … Read more
The Liberal government is looking for ways to improve policing services provided under contract by the RCMP across Canada — eyeing everything from overall cost and sustainability to stronger oversight and accountability. Among the possibilities are “more responsive” police service models that could involve closer integration of the RCMP and community social services, say internal … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s auditor general’s office has fired two of its employees and is investigating a third after it says it became aware they had a second source of income through contracts with the federal government, the office confirmed on Wednesday. According to a statement from the Office of … Read more
A partner at GC Strategies – the IT firm at the centre of the ArriveCan scandal – says his reputation has been damaged by “false information” and what he calls an “inaccurate” report by the auditor general. Kristian Firth, one of two men behind the company, appeared before a House of Commons committee studying the … Read more
An internal RCMP review of the force’s response to “Freedom Convoy” protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were unaware of threats to harm police until after the episode ended. The review report also describes “chaotic” efforts in early 2022 to mobilize officers in Ottawa, a lack of proper equipment, inadequate training, … Read more
The RCMP has been quietly using private surveillance companies to trawl through social media accounts and “publicly available” information on the internet since at least 2015, a new report by Canada’s privacy watchdog reveals. And the national police force is rejecting the federal privacy commissioner’s recommendations on making their use of “third-party” surveillance vendors more … Read more
