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The Time is Now to Address Hate in British Columbia

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星期三, 五月 8, 2024

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Victoria, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 8, 2024) - The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) is launching a series of landmark workshops on hate, starting in British Columbia.

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Victoria, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 8, 2024) - The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) is launching a series of landmark workshops on hate, starting in British Columbia.
In British Columbia alone, hate crime rose 62% from 2019 to 2022.
It is crucial that we train law enforcement and community organizations to recognize hate crimes and create spaces for people to come together to address hate.
"We're looking forward to kicking off our first set of workshops in British Columbia," said Mohammed Hashim, CEO of the CRRF.

Government introduces legislation to counter foreign interference

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星期二, 五月 7, 2024

This bill also introduces the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA), which creates a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry.

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This bill also introduces the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA), which creates a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry.
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canada and its residents from the threat of foreign interference, and to enhancing our collective resilience against malign foreign influence.
This legislation will better enable the Government to detect, investigate, provide advice and get at the root source of foreign interference by enabling stronger enforcement.
On September 7, 2023, the Government of Canada launched the Foreign Interference Commission to respond to concerns about foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

JSOT criminally charges Kathleen Debra Kelley with fraud and money laundering

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星期三, 五月 1, 2024

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Kelley has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 contrary to section 380(1)(a) and one count of laundering the proceeds of crime contrary to section 462.31(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.

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Kelley has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 contrary to section 380(1)(a) and one count of laundering the proceeds of crime contrary to section 462.31(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
JSOT gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) in this matter.
JSOT investigates and prosecutes quasi-criminal cases under the Securities Act (Alberta) and certain securities-related criminal offences under the Criminal Code.
The IMET is a specialized unit under the RCMP Federal Policing program that detects, investigates, and deters market fraud.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment to the Tax Court of Canada

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星期三, 五月 1, 2024

Sophie Matte, Executive Director and General Counsel at the Courts Administration Service in Ottawa, is appointed an associate judge of the Tax Court of Canada.

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Sophie Matte, Executive Director and General Counsel at the Courts Administration Service in Ottawa, is appointed an associate judge of the Tax Court of Canada.
Associate Judge Matte was the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Tax Court of Canada where she oversaw the general administration of registry operations and judicial support services.
She has also appeared before the Federal Court of Appeal, the Court of Appeal of Quebec, the Tax Court of Canada, and the Ontario Superior Court.
Budget 2022 provides for 22 new judicial positions, along with two associate judges at the Tax Court of Canada.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments to the Federal Court

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星期三, 五月 1, 2024

Justice Battista replaces Justice E. Walker, who was elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal on January 26, 2024.

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Justice Battista replaces Justice E. Walker, who was elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal on January 26, 2024.
Catharine Moore, Senior General Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada in Ottawa, is appointed an associate judge of the Federal Court.
This includes 103 appointments since the Honourable Arif Virani became Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada on July 26, 2023.
Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.

Investigation by the RCMP National Child Exploitation Crime Centre results in the arrest of a Gatineau man for distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material

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星期五, 四月 19, 2024

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He was arrested for Distribution of Child Pornography (163.1(3) Criminal Code) and Possession of Child Pornography (163.1(4) Criminal Code).

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He was arrested for Distribution of Child Pornography (163.1(3) Criminal Code) and Possession of Child Pornography (163.1(4) Criminal Code).
Investigators searched the residence and seized electronic material that will be further analyzed.
The NCECC is the national law enforcement arm of the National Strategy for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation on the Internet.
It is the central point of contact for investigations related to online sexual exploitation of children across the country and internationally when the victim or offender is Canadian.

Elon Musk is mad he’s been ordered to remove Sydney church stabbing videos from X. He’d be more furious if he saw our other laws

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星期二, 四月 23, 2024

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has ordered social media platform “X” (formerly known as Twitter) to remove graphic videos of the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in Sydney last week from the site.

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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has ordered social media platform “X” (formerly known as Twitter) to remove graphic videos of the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in Sydney last week from the site.
In response to this order, X’s owner, Elon Musk, has branded the commissioner the “Australian censorship commissar”.
Read more:
Why is the Sydney church stabbing an act of terrorism, but the Bondi tragedy isn't?

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Labor minister Tanya Plibersek referred to Musk as an “egotistical billionaire”.
Of course such damning remarks directed towards a much-maligned website and its equally controversial owner are to be expected.

What do federal laws say?

The power she exercised under part nine of that act was to issue a “removal notice”.
The removal notice requires a social media platform to take down material that would be refused classification under the Classification Act.
While it’s these laws being applied in the case against X, there are other laws that can come into play.
It is a variation of this bill, reflecting the substantial range of views on the draft, that now has bipartisan support.

What else could be done?

Perhaps the gruesome images in the Wakeley videos might remind some of the Christchurch massacre. In that attack, Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone (now part of TPG), cut access to sites such as 4Chan, which were disseminating video of the attack. This was without any prompting from either the eSafety Commissioner or from law enforcement agencies.

She would need to be satisfied the material depicts abhorrent violent conduct and be satisfied the availability of the material online is likely to cause significant harm to the Australian community.
This means the commissioner could give a blocking notice to telcos which would have to block X for as long as the abhorrent material is available on the X platform.
This would be a breach of the terrorism prohibitions under the federal Criminal Code.

Rob Nicholls receives funding from the Australian Research Council for the International Digital Policy Observatory.

Westray Law 20th anniversary: ‘A historic failure’

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星期五, 三月 29, 2024

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“The overwhelming majority of these workplace fatalities and injuries were preventable, yet the Westray Law has rarely been used to prosecute employers and hold them criminally accountable.

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“The overwhelming majority of these workplace fatalities and injuries were preventable, yet the Westray Law has rarely been used to prosecute employers and hold them criminally accountable.
The Westray Law was named in memory of 26 coal miners who were killed in the Westray Mine explosion in Nova Scotia in 1992.
“The Westray Law was a historic achievement that promised greater corporate accountability for workplace safety and greater protection for workers,” says Allen Martin, whose brother Glenn, 35, was one of the miners killed in the Westray Mine explosion.
On the Westray Law’s 20th anniversary, the USW, supported by the CLC and other labour federations, is ramping up the campaign to pressure governments to take action to address the failure to enforce the law.

MADD Canada Supports Administrative Sanctions at .05% -.08% BAC in Quebec

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星期四, 三月 21, 2024

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OAKVILLE, Ontario, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MADD Canada believes strong administrative sanctions in the .05% to .08% blood alcohol concentration (BAC) range are important to reduce impaired driving deaths and injuries.

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OAKVILLE, Ontario, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MADD Canada believes strong administrative sanctions in the .05% to .08% blood alcohol concentration (BAC) range are important to reduce impaired driving deaths and injuries.
All provinces in Canada, except Quebec, have administrative licence suspensions at the .05% to .08% BAC level, which has enhanced road safety.
MADD Canada’s National President, Tanya Hansen Pratt, knows all too well the real cost of impaired driving.
Surveys have shown that the majority of Quebecers support sanctions at the .05% BAC level to reduce impaired driving and related crashes and injuries.

CBSA firearms investigation leads to prison time for Keswick man

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星期三, 四月 3, 2024

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 3, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to keeping prohibited firearms and firearms parts from entering Canada and ensuring anyone who breaks Canada's laws is held accountable.

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 3, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to keeping prohibited firearms and firearms parts from entering Canada and ensuring anyone who breaks Canada's laws is held accountable.
On March 15, Michael Vukmanovic of Keswick, Ontario was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to 16 charges under the Criminal Code for firearms manufacturing and possession.
This sentence is the result of an investigation led by the CBSA's Intelligence and Investigations Operations Divisions in Toronto following a firearm seizure in Southern Ontario.
The CBSA launched its investigation in January 2022 when Border Services Officers in Windsor, Ontario intercepted firearm parts in courier parcels destined for Vukmanovic's residence in Keswick.