Whistleblower Names Lib MP

Liberal MP George Chahal (Calgary Skyview) last night did not comment after being named by a whistleblower for failing to act on complaints of irregularities at a federal agency. The disclosure came at the Commons public accounts committee: "His subsequent refusal to engage forced us to spend the next five months trying and failing to contact various agencies." READ MORE

Accuses Cabinet Of Cover-Up

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet knowingly misdirected investigations of foreign interference under a “mountain of process,” the Commission on Foreign Interference was told yesterday. “We have become a foreign interference playground,” testified Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton hills, Ont.), a target of Chinese agents. READ MORE

Feds Still Send Aid To China

Cabinet continues to send foreign aid to China, new records show. The Department of Foreign Affairs detailed millions in aid under a Fund intended to promote LGBTQ rights: "I don’t believe Canadian taxpayers should be sending any money to China." READ MORE

Confirm Hundreds Of Arsons

Cabinet confirms hundreds of church burnings nationwide with a sharp rise in arson attacks following claims that skeletal remains were discovered at an Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C. Data were drawn from police reports compiled by Statistics Canada: "This includes incidents that occurred on the surrounding property such as an attached cemetery." READ MORE

Says Nobody Wants Election

Canadians want nothing to do with a federal election, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne yesterday told reporters. Cabinet faces a non-confidence motion next week: "It's already difficult to be governing." READ MORE

Suspect Contractors Identified

Three contractors accused of millions in fraudulent billings are named in a federal document. Cabinet earlier told reporters all three were referred to the RCMP but would not identify the suppliers: "This is the first wave of fraudulent billing cases the department has identified with more expected to be announced in the coming months." READ MORE

Guest Commentary

Allan Blakeney

He Was No Saint

I didn’t have any trouble with Tommy but I knew many people who did. He could be an unreasonable person and a son of a bitch. My oh my, he could be a hard man to work for. He was no saint. Most saints in the classic lexicon of saints are quiet, gentle people without a backbone. Douglas was not this type. He knew who his enemies were. This was a fighter and he was willing to fight. A friend tells the story of driving with Douglas on a gravel road, late for a meeting, and the car in front wouldn’t let them by. Douglas leans out the window and tries to get the plate number, uttering a few choice words. He had to be pulled back into the car.