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Clouds obscure the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, October 21, 2020. The federal privacy watchdog is pressing for changes to security screening procedures for public servants, saying the government has not demonstrated the need for several intrusive measures, from credit record checks to polygraph examinations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld December 22, 2020 - 1:00 AM
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is pressing for changes to security screening procedures for public servants.
An internal memo prepared by the privacy commissioner s office says the government has not demonstrated the need for several intrusive measures â from credit checks to polygraph tests.
The West Block Episode 13, Season 10 Various MPs on the Hill for annual holiday book reading
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Mercedes Stephenson: This week on The West Block, the year that changed everything: a global pandemic, Iran, China and a new American president. My year-end interview with Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne starts now.
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins me now for our year-end interview. Thank you so much for making time for us, Minister. I know you have one of the busiest jobs in cabinet.
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne: Well thank you, and thank you for coming to Global Affairs. I must say, yes indeed, 2020 was eventful for all of us. But I think sometime when I reflected for this interview, I’d say, I think 2020 showed the fragility and resilience of humanity across the world and certainly in our country. So certainly, there’s a lot of lessons learned from 2020 and everyone, our watchers
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