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Social media platforms should be forced by the Canadian government to toughen their privacy practices, an expert told a parliamentary committee looking into illicit data harvesting by apps like China-based TikTok for foreign governments on Monday. Ottawa banned federal employees in February from using TikTok on government-owned internet-connected devices following a similar ban in the

OTTAWA - Ian Shugart, a longtime bureaucrat and the country's top civil servant during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been tapped for a seat in the Senate.

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Jun 15, 2021 5:58pm Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured in October 2020 (Janet E Silver/iPolitics) Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by Medicom. The pandemic has taught us that it’s safer to be at home. Partnering with Canadian company Medicom ensures a domestic supply of high-quality PPE is ready for future emergencies and keeps the economic benefits at home. Learn more. Good evening to you. We begin overseas, where the last day o...

Ottawa is failing those exploited by porn industry, say critics By Rachel Emmanuel. Published on Jun 15, 2021 5:11pm Pornhubs homepage (iPolitics photo) By not enforcing laws created to hold tech giants to account, the Canadian government is failing victims who’ve experienced sexual violence and exploitation at the hands of the porn industry, says New Democrat MP and Ethics critic Charlie Angus. Angus made the comments at a news conference on Tuesday, flanked by victims’ advocate...

Article content Is it possible our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is in reality the lost Kielburger triplet? From time to time on Monday, during the Commons Ethics committee testimony of WE Charity pitchmen, Marc and Craig Kielburger, I’ll admit I wondered whether maybe Craig Kielburger and Justin Trudeau were the same person. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or GUNTER: Is Justin Trudeau the lost Kielburger triplet? Back to video They’re both ...

WE Charity co-founders and their lawyer expected to testify Monday By Rachel Emmanuel. Published on Mar 12, 2021 5:41pm A sign on Parliament Hill points visitors to the House of Commons on Jan. 15. (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) The Kielburger brothers are expected to testify before the House of Commons Ethics committee on Monday, following a tit-for-tat in which the WE Charity co-founders threatened not to appear without legal counsel. After declining a request to appear, Marc and Craig Kie...

Evening Brief: Navigating a post-pandemic world By iPolitics. Published on Mar 12, 2021 5:56pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in Ottawa on July 8. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by News Media Canada. It’s time to level the digital playing field. Google and Facebook are using their monopoly to threaten and undermine local news. Other countries are taking action. It’s time for Canada to stand up to the web giants – and step u...