Poilievre says ‘female spaces’ should be reserved for ‘biological females’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested Wednesday that transgender women should not be permitted in “female spaces.”
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RCMP slammed for private surveillance use to trawl social media, “darknet”
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.
Contentious Liberal plan to overhaul cybersecurity faces more scrutiny
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is defending the Liberal’s plans to overhaul critical infrastructure protection in Canada amid continued concerns Bill C-26 could undermine both Canadians’ privacy and government transparency.
Ottawa monitored domestic extremists as possible threat to 2021 election: docs
A “significant” spike in threats to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other senior public figures during the 2021 federal election led to concerns that domestic extremist groups and anti-vaccine protestors could pose a threat to the vote, newly-released documents suggest.
Canada’s spies face yet another rebuke over failure to keep judges informed
Canada’s two main spy agencies were rebuked by the Federal Court on Tuesday for failing to keep judges informed on how they handle Canadians’ identifying information.
Alberta energy grid woes renew concerns over climate change and infrastructure
Alberta’s recent energy grid woes have renewed concerns about how prepared Canada’s critical infrastructure systems are to weather the effects of climate change and extreme weather — and the potential security implications if they fail.