Payette stepping down as governor general after blistering report on Rideau Hall work environment

Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette and her secretary, Assunta di Lorenzo, are resigning after an outside workplace review of Rideau Hall found that the pair presided over a toxic work environment.

Last year, an independent consulting firm was hired by the Prime Minister’s Office to review reports that Payette was responsible for workplace harassment and creating a toxic culture at Rideau Hall.

Sources who were briefed on the report told CBC News that its conclusions were damning.


Review of Gov. Gen. Julie Payette’s treatment of staff paints ‘scathing’ picture: sources

The high-profile review into allegations of a “toxic” workplace at Rideau Hall is now complete.

And sources tell Global News that results offer what they called a “scathing” portrait of Gov. Gen. Julie Payette.

Everything Justin touches turns to shit.

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Biden presidency will improve battered Canada-U.S. relationship but won’t be without obstacles, experts warn

Joe Biden’s presidency will improve a battered Canada-U.S. relationship — but the change at the top won’t be enough on its own to paper over some lingering bilateral concerns, experts say.

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Sensitive equipment being purchased by Global Affairs Canada without consultation with security experts: report

Sensitive equipment being purchased by Global Affairs Canada without consultation with security experts: report

Government security experts aren’t usually consulted by Global Affairs Canada when that department purchases equipment, including sensitive gear needed to protect diplomats and embassies, a procurement review has found.

The September 2020 study was sparked by an article in the National Post about a Chinese firm that had been authorized to provide security equipment to the department. Procurement Canada selected Nuctech, which is closely tied to the Chinese military, for the $6.8 million standing offer that included the delivery, installation, operator training and software for X-ray machines for use at Canadian embassies around the world. The Chinese company was picked over a Canadian firm that had also bid.

Canada’s China Class is Busy Busy Busy!

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Rex Murphy: The Liberals have performed so well, we should award them a spring election? Really?

Rex Murphy: The Liberals have performed so well, we should award them a spring election? Really?

There are some reasonably eminent people, among whom we may count certain journalists, who have been speculating that Canada may have a spring election.

The line of thinking among these eminences is that Justin Trudeau and his cabinet confrères have performed so well during this year of COVID, lockdowns and economic devastation, that they should be treated to a fuller endorsement than the mere minority gifted them during the past visit to the polls.

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EXCLUSIVE: CBC demands Ezra Levant change story on $34 million COVID bailout

Exclusive internal CBC communications obtained by Rebel News show the internal reaction after several online media outlets — none of which receive bailout money from Justin Trudeau — published a series of articles on a Liberal tabling of spending which included nearly $34 million in extra funding for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Canadian Taxpayers Federation debt clock needs replacing after running out of digits

A video posted by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) shows the federal debt counter reach and pass the $1 trillion mark. Due to the fact that the counter was only built to display 12 digits, the CTF is currently in the process of replacing the clock so that it can continue to display the full amount of debt, which continues to rise.

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Trudeau’s Liberals Are Siding With Big Tech on Censorship

Federal Heritage Minister, Steven Guilbeault, has been vocal on social media recently regarding his opinion on Big Tech’s censorship of prominent figures and free speech platforms.

He wants more of it.

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As politicians weigh in on KXL cancellation, Trudeau remains silent

Politicians from most federal and Alberta parties have thrown in their two-cents worth on the looming cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion – everyone that is, except Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trudeau has made no comment since it was reported last night that US President-elect Joe Biden would cancel the US$8 billion pipeline project the first day he’s in office on January 20.

His office said Monday morning he has no public comments planned.

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Jamil Jivani: Blackness test for Ottawa grants a throwback to colonialism

Jamil Jivani: Blackness test for Ottawa grants a throwback to colonialism

For a government so politically correct it borders on comedy, the Trudeau Liberals find themselves in yet another controversy concerning race.

This time, the Support for Black Canadian Communities Initiative is at the centre of the drama. Federal officials sent an email last week rejecting hundreds of organizations that applied for funding. Their email informed some Black community leaders that their organizations are not Black enough to qualify.

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PM Blackie McBlackface tells hundreds of applicants they’re not Black enough for money from the Black community initiative

PM Blackie McBlackface tells hundreds of applicants they’re not Black enough for money from the Black community initiative

Ottawa tells hundreds of applicants they’re not Black enough for money from the Black community initiative

Apparently, Operation Black Vote Canada isn’t Black enough to get government money.

That’s what Velma Morgan was told in an email this week from Employment and Social Development Canada, which rejected her organization’s application for funding under a program for Black community groups. The reason: the organization either isn’t led by enough Black people or didn’t prove that it is.

Operation Black Vote was one of about 400 organizations the government says it rejected for that reason.

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Resignation of Canadian Minister Navdeep Bains saves Liberal Party from embarrassment on corruption charges

New Delhi: The resignation of Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Science, Innovation, and Industry has surprised many across the world. Experts observing Canadian politics underscore the fact that the development is not as simple as it looks. Rather, it should be seen as an attempt by the ruling Liberal Party to save itself from frequent embarrassments on corruption charges and the toil to cover those cases up.

Earlier this week, Canadian Minister Navdeep Bains publicly declared to resign from his post and quit politics on personal grounds – to give more time to his family.

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Safeguards needed to stop ex-government officials from working for China: Irwin Cotler

Human rights activist and former Liberal attorney general Irwin Cotler is calling on the Canadian government to take action to prevent government officials from working for China after leaving office.

Cotler made the remarks on Thursday during a panel discussion on Chinese human rights abuses hosted by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

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