Bill Blair

Senior civil servants from Alberta and Ontario left the impression at a public inquiry Thursday that Ottawa was not keen to come to their aid to deal with protest blockades last winter — at least, not before the invocation of the…
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The head of the RCMP and the former public safety minister continued to insist on Monday that there was no political interference in a police investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting of April 2020. The House of Commons…
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RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is vowing to “change the future” within the RCMP after intense scrutiny over its response to the largest mass shooting in Canadian history. She made the promise while testifying at the Nova Scotia Mass…
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The Nova Scotia RCMP members who first alleged political interference occurred during an inquiry into the largest mass shooting in Canadian history are standing by their claim. Two letters emerged in recent months that allege…
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The federal government is providing $870 million in advance payments to British Columbia to help it rebuild and recover from natural disasters. Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike…
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Former public safety minister Bill Blair was asked yet again Wednesday about whether his government interfered in the investigation into the April 2020 shooting spree in Nova Scotia —  a question that has grabbed political attention…
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As allegations swirl that Bill Blair may have interfered politically with the RCMP in the wake of the Nova Scotia mass shooting, the emergency preparedness minister says he will “of course” stay in cabinet. Two letters have now…
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A scathing letter from an RCMP communications manager released Tuesday says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki referred to direct pressure from the federal public safety minister to release firearm details in the days after the Nova…
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An Ottawa criminologist says questions about whether political pressure was placed on the RCMP commissioner in the Nova Scotia shooting investigation illustrate why Brenda Lucki should not report to the public safety minister. A…
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The House of Commons adjourned for its summer break on Thursday, but the Liberal government and the RCMP will still face scrutiny in the coming weeks on alleged interference in the police investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass…
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