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Article content Alberta did not participate in a process to request funding for new federally appointed judges, leading to opposition charges that the UCP government failed to take steps to speed up the court system. The federal Liberals’ budget implementation legislation, Bill C-30, includes millions of dollars for 13 new judicial positions on superior courts across Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or No new judges for Alberta in 2021 federal budget: Ottawa says province didn't apply Back to video Despite frequent complaints from Alber...

Author of the article: Matt Jeneroux, Paula Simons Publishing date: May 15, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Jessica Littlewood helps lay roses, one for every Albertan lost to COVID-19, outside the Federal Building (Violet King Henry Plaza), in Edmonton Thursday March 11, 2021. Community groups gathered at the Alberta Legislature grounds Thursday as part of the National Day of Observance for the nearly 2,000 Albertans who have lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. 810 of those deaths were here in Edmonton. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia Article content Histo...

Article content OTTAWA — The Liberal government is attempting to fix its own law against publishing false information about a political figure to influence an election after an Ontario judge ruled it violated the Charter’s right to free expression. Canada has had an election misinformation law for many decades, but until recently it required that a person “knowingly” make or publish a false statement about a political figure with the intention of affecting an election result. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Liberals use budget bill to ...

Hundreds of complaints about false statements during 2019 campaign investigated Poll Several times a week A few times a year Rarely/never He says all but two or three have been resolved and none have been prosecuted. While 400 may seem like a large number, Cote says the complaints were clustered around roughly a half-dozen allegedly false statements – with many of them using identical language, suggesting an organized campaign. To the best of his recollection, Cote says the complaints all involved misinformation targeting white males. Cote offered those details Wednesday during testimony ...

OTTAWA - Elections commissioner Yves Cote says his office investigated some 400 complaints about false statements allegedly made during the 2019 federal election campaign.