Bill Blair

• RCMP leadership reform would minimize political interference, criminologists say

  A parliamentary committee calls RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki and former public safety minister Bill Blair to explain what happened during the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.

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• House adjourns for summer amid questions of interference into Nova Scotia shooting probe

  Conservatives have summoned RCMP and government officials to appear at a meeting of the House public safety committee to be held no later than July 25.

  Politics

  Jun 23
  
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• Trudeau says no political interference in Nova Scotia shooting probe: ‘Absolutely not’

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also told reporters on Thursday he stands by RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki in the wake of the controversy.

  Canada

  Jun 23
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• RCMP, Liberals deny they interfered in Nova Scotia shooting probe to advance gun laws

  An inquiry into the shooting says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki promised government officials information would be released that would advance gun control legislation.

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  Jun 21
• Freeland says Canada’s economic reputation was at risk, prompting Emergencies Act

  The deputy prime minister and finance minister would not share specific data that would have been available at the time the Act was invoked showing damage to the economy.

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  Jun 14
• Rebuild of Lytton, B.C. after devastating wildfire to begin by September: minister

  Ottawa is sending an advance payment of $207 million to B.C. as it finalizes applications for the federal disaster assistance fund for communities affected by wildfires.

  Canada

  Jun 10
• Bill Blair visits fire-razed Lytton, B.C. to ‘assure’ residents federal relief is coming

  Bill Blair toured the southern B.C. community on Thursday, which is still in the process of debris cleanup and removal, nearly one year after the deadly disaster.

  Fire

  May 12
• National flood insurance program in the works as ministers focus on prevention: Blair

  A new portal the government is creating will allow people to see detailed, updated flood mapping of the entire country, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said.

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  Mar 17
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• Three Red Cross nurses extend stay in Manitoba to help with COVID outbreaks

  According to the province, three Red Cross nurses currently working out of Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg will continue to do so until mid-March.

  Health

  Mar 2
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• Letter shows Alberta asked for feds’ help with Coutts blockade as Kenney claims province had resources

  Ric McIver penned a letter on Feb. 5 to the federal Minister of Public Safety and the Minister of Emergency Preparedness.

  Politics

  Feb 20