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Conservative MPs Met With Anti-Vaccine Leaders Inside Parliament as Convoy Plans to Return to Ottawa

A leaked intelligence report says officials are worried about the so-called "freedom convoy" heading back to Canada's capital next week.
Justin Ling
6.22.22
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MPs Told to Hide From Anti-Vaxxer Convoy by Parliament Security Chief

The convoy, organized by some people with connections to extreme-right or anti-vax movements, has garnered support from some mainstream Conservatives.
Justin Ling
1.28.22
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‘They’re Shooting Live Bullets at Us’: Guards Keep Firing Guns at Edmonton’s Federal Prison

Inmates, corrections guards, and advocates tell VICE World News that they’re extremely worried at the rapidly deteriorating situation.
Justin Ling
1.25.22
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Edmonton Prison Won’t Say If They Accidentally Shot a Guy Minding His Own Business

Correctional Service Canada only admitted a prison guard even fired their weapon after repeated questioning from VICE World News.
Justin Ling
1.19.22
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For 20 Whole Minutes, Climate Change Was the Most Important Issue of the Canadian Election

At the latest Canadian election debate, Justin Trudeau and Erin O’Toole tried to explain why their plans were the most ambitious and the most effective, while staying away from pesky details.
Justin Ling
9.9.21
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Canadian Leaders Finally Talked About Racism in Quebec and It Got Heated

At the first French-language debate, Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet went after Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh, pushing them to declare that Quebecers aren't racist.
Justin Ling
9.3.21
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Russian Pranksters Duped Canadian Politicians Looking to Hear From Putin Critic

Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyaro pretended to be imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s right-hand man before a House of Commons committee, not long after they tricked a number of European politicians as well.
Justin Ling
5.4.21
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Plastic Sheets, Pencil Crayons, Cheese Strings: Inside One Canadian Prison’s Chaotic Effort to Stop a COVID-19 Outbreak

Internal emails show that even in the middle of the pandemic, officials from Correctional Service Canada were scrambling to figure out how to handle the spread of COVID-19.
Justin Ling
4.9.21
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Justin Trudeau Says Solitary Confinement Is ‘Unacceptable’ Following Report Saying His Government Uses Solitary Confinement

When asked by VICE World News whether he would demand resignations after a damning report on Canadian prisons, the prime minister says his team is ‘following up.'
Justin Ling
3.3.21
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Canada Is Torturing Inmates With Solitary Confinement, Report Finds

The research, using the government’s own data, alleges Canada is not respecting various court rulings, its own laws, international standards, or a United Nations convention on torture.
Justin Ling
2.24.21
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Canada Introduces New Bill to Reduce Small-Time Drug Prosecutions

The new bill, which would also end mandatory minimum sentencing, will be the first significant criminal justice reform from Justin Trudeau's government.
Justin Ling
2.18.21
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COVID Conspiracy Nurses Among Those Who Spoke At Trump’s Violent D.C. Rally

The group of Canadian and American health professionals have pushed misinformation and sowed distrust in public health throughout the pandemic.
Justin Ling
1.8.21
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