Senators push for disclosure of pre election ads in Canada
Liberal Senator Dennis Dawson urges parties to voluntarily disclose advertising spending in the three months before writs are dropped for the October federal vote. He says fixed election dates fuel a Wild West pre election spending spree and calls for ending such practices and tallying ad spend against campaign limits.
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Dennis Dawson
Dawson
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Canada expands anti-terror measures with funding boost
Prime Minister Stephen Harper touted tougher anti-terror actions, allocating more funds to CSIS and increasing scrutiny of foreign visitors. He stated jihadi threats to Canada are real and vowed to enhance detection of plots, choke terror financing, and tighten border controls.
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Toronto
Stephen Harper
Canada
Canadians
Harper
Montreal Mayor doubles down on open injection sites clash
Federal justice minister says Ottawa will uphold drug laws as Montreal mayor Denis Coderre vows to open supervised injection facilities with or without consent. Coderre cites city council and provincial backing, while Ottawa remains opposed and requires a federal exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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Denis Coderre
Ottawa
Peter MacKay
Coderre
Quebec
Canada
Vancouver
Supreme Court of Canada
Duffy Lawyer Argues Personal Funeral Trips Were Government Business
The defence contends three funerals attended by Sen. Mike Duffy involved government business, not personal travel, amid charges of fraud and breach of trust. The trial notes flights meals and hotel costs exceeding seven thousand dollars tied to Duffy's connections to a WWII veteran from PEI a basketball coach and a friend of his mother. The Crown asserts taxpayers were charged for personal travel.
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Mike Duffy
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Senate
Pe.i
Crown
Clifton
Cliff
Elmer Stewart
Pel
Stewart
Myrna Sanderson
Robert
Bobby) Leclair
Wives thank community on Moncton memorial ceremony
The wives of three Mounties killed in Moncton mark a year since the shooting with a ceremony at Moncton City Hall unveiling a memorial design. Angela Gevaudan Nadine Larche and Rachael Ross thanked the public and government, while officials pledge support and funding up to 1 million dollars for the statue in a waterfront park.
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Rachael Ross
Nadine Larche
David Ross
Fabrice Gevaudan
Doug Larche
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Dave Ross
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Bourque
Moncton City Hall
Stephen Harper
Harper
Larche
Ross
Gevaudan
Steven Blaney
Public Safety
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