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General Canadian Politics eh.
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It would be a far better read if you didn’t think that 278 words is an encyclopedia. Maybe you could check out some memes or short videos instead?
Those 278 words reflect the writer.The post was 278 words.
It would be a far better read if you didn’t think that 278 words is an encyclopedia. Maybe you could check out some memes or short videos instead?
Those 278 words reflect the writer.
That’s because your idea of intellect is posting a few words and a link, then parroting the view expressed.
Deep thoughts for shallow minds!
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Government giving media outlets money to help ensure their objectivity. Seems legit:
$600M in federal funding for media ‘a turning point in the plight of newspapers in Canada’
$600M in federal funding for media ‘a turning point in the plight of newspapers in Canada’
Interesting tidbit from the article:
A tax subsidy to encourage the consumption of specific media.
Are you insinuating that media orgs might give preferential coverage to a party that's doling out hundreds of millions to them in handouts, over a party that would have them stand on their own two feet?
Well, the guy in charge of the media unions did declare himself the Conservative party's worst nightmare last week...
Respect to Trudeau. Sad, he had to teach a Newfie the right lines to the song.
RCMP officers given permission to break the law a record 73 times in 2017, report shows
RCMP officers were given permission to break the law 73 times on the job last year — the highest number on record — according to a new report.
Police officers are not immune from criminal liability while doing their jobs, but a decade-old tweak to the Criminal Code allows for a temporary dispensation during investigations.
The provisions are subject to a legal requirement of reasonableness and proportionality. High-ranking officials can grant permission if they believe breaking the law could save someone's life, protect the identity of an undercover officer or save evidence from being destroyed.
In 2017, senior officials gave the green light to 94 scenarios, resulting in the 73 committed crimes.
They were mainly linked to organized crime investigations which saw undercover officers taking part in bets, pool-selling, bookmaking and unlawful possession of tobacco products, according to a recent Public Safety report quietly tabled in the House of Commons in late October.
Going back to 2003, the first year the report is available, Mounties have committed just a smattering of green-lit crimes.
On average, they've been authorized to break the law about six times a year, making the 2017 calendar year an anomaly.
Forgery, bribery and other offences
The only other year that saw a spike was 2015, when 20 crimes were committed in the name of anti-corruption and terrorism-related investigations.
That year, the offences ranged from bribery to unauthorized use of a computer and passport forgery.
The crimes vary by year, but often involve forgery and false statements.
During a 2013 terrorism investigation, officers were given authority to provide and make "property or services for terrorist purposes."
Neither Public Safety officials nor the RCMP would explain why 2017 saw a huge spike.
"We are evaluating the increase in the 2016-2017 numbers, but cannot provide any details at this time. We will not speculate on trends related to 2018 statistics," said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Marie Damian in an email to CBC News.
"RCMP procedures and policies governing undercover activities are continually reviewed to ensure undercover operations are applied pursuant to all laws, procedures, and policies governing undercover operations while not jeopardizing the safety of our members, suspects, their families, or the public."
Why crimes spiked in 2017
Former RCMP deputy commissioner Pierre-Yves Bourduas said after the Parliament Hill shooting in 2014 some operations and investigations were set aside to focus on national security investigations.
"It would make sense for me that all of a sudden the resources that were re-profiled on national security investigations were brought back to look at organized crime and money laundering and these other types of operation," he said in an interview.
It would make sense for me that all of a sudden the resources that were re-profiled on national security investigations were brought back to look at organized crime and money laundering and these other types of operation.- PY Bourduas , former RCMP deputy commissioner
Bourduas, who now runs PY Public Safety Management Inc., said these operations involve lots of oversight and planning.
"These are highly sensitive cases and operations, and you try to work as many possible scenarios and options, because this is a very dangerous type of work. Hence the reason why sometimes you ask permission to conduct illegal activities," he said.
"There's also an additional legislative obligation for the officer to report what he's done in the course of his or her investigation because, as we all know, the ultimate consequences, if these officers don't abide by the law, is that a case could be thrown out of court."
Under the law, which was introduced in 2002 after a Supreme Court case, officers are never allowed to cause bodily harm, sexually violate another person or obstruct justice, and an annual report summarizing the crimes has to be tabled in the House of Commons.
During the past 14 years, there has been just one occasion where a designated officer proceeded without a senior official's authorization "due to exigent circumstances."
According to a briefing obtained through access to information, the RCMP asked the federal government to table the 2017 report in June, before Parliament rose for the summer break, but it was put off until late October.
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They need to be disbanded.
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Fentanyl+real estate.1bn worth of money laundering.
*insert Im not surprised*
Secret police study finds crime networks could have laundered over $1B through Vancouver homes in 2016
Fentanyl+real estate.1bn worth of money laundering.
*insert Im not surprised*
Secret police study finds crime networks could have laundered over $1B through Vancouver homes in 2016
Sure glad the last government bailed them out and then the current government wrote off their debt:
‘More to come’: Why GM closed its Oshawa plant and what it means for Canada’s auto sector
‘More to come’: Why GM closed its Oshawa plant and what it means for Canada’s auto sector
I hear people saying this exact same thing but it's very flawed and empty talking point. Not like government did not know they were throwing money at a situation to keep it temporary afloat, the stipulations for the money were all met by 2016. And they knew from the beginning interest on loan would never be repaid and gm were in default since 2010.
So like none of that matters at all at what happened to Oshawa.
Scheer is trying to paint himself that way.
What are you talking about?
The loans that were struck from the Canada account were paid to bankrupt and defunct branches of GM and Chrysler. There was no way to get the money from non-existing companies. You really need to stop reading Toronto Sun and stop spreading fake news. They are the only ones acting like the unrecovered loans wwre some kind of leverage that Trudeau "Trudeaued" when it never meant anything but accumulating interest on paper of a dead entity.
So a company is bailed out by the Canadian government, then completely fucks over the country, and that's your takeaway?
And not only did your beloved Conservatives spearhead this bailout, they gave the big 2 more money after they formed new companies and killed off the original companies that money was loaned to. So the government knew the initial loans would never be recovered and yet continued to inject cash into these new companies and it is the second loan to the new companies which got paid back but the first round of loans which the Liberals struck from the books was unrecovered.
I like how you say all of that as if I've ever supported any sort of corporate bailout.
Do you ever take off your blinders?
When the bailouts packages were first approved the gm and Chrysler company were different companies than the current gm and Chrysler. The original gm and Chrysler Canada became bankrupt and closed. Right now gm and Chrysler's are different company according to the official books. So basically like people who default on loans and claim bankrupsy they got their original debt written off and started again. However unlike people where no big financial institution would give them another loan until they rebuilt their credit, the government still gave them bailout $. They were required to repay any money they got under their new company but there was no legal process to recover the money from bankrupt gm and Chrysler that died in 2010.
Hey
@Banchan remember when you said the government couldn't do this?
Child killer Terri-Lynne McClintic back in Ontario prison, victim's father says | CBC News
@Banchan remember when you said the government couldn't do this?Child killer Terri-Lynne McClintic back in Ontario prison, victim's father says | CBC News
You are so far up the Conservative asswhole you are spreading fake news about Justin Trudeau at any chance even when it's not his fault, though had he been PM at the time he likely would have done the exact same thing as Harper did. However the striking of loans from the books really is just fake news. They could leave it on the books indefinately to secure more interest that they will never collect because they will never collect a dime.