Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Co-founder of Quebec City mosque decries lack of federal progress on curbing handguns
The co-founder of the Quebec City mosque where six people were killed and many others injured four years ago this week laments the lack of federal progress on handgun control in a new letter to the prime minister.
PM and ministers' offices should be included under Access to Information law: info watchdog
The federal information watchdog is calling for the offices of the prime minister and other cabinet members to be included under the Access to Information Act.
Info watchdog raps Privy Council Office for terminating access to information requests
The federal information watchdog has chastised the prime minister's bureaucrats for shutting down several requests from a researcher without good cause.
Feds move on plan to buy back assault rifles
The Trudeau government has awarded a contract to IBM Canada to support the development, design and implementation of a buyback program for recently prohibited firearms.
Federal security-screening measures go too far: privacy watchdog
The federal privacy watchdog is pressing for changes to security screening procedures for public servants.
Federal ministers discuss need for anti-racism training for all justice system employees
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a need for anti-racism training for all people working in the criminal justice system was a focus of conversation with his counterparts from across the country at a two-day meeting.
RCMP commits to policy changes on gathering, using information about protesters
The RCMP has agreed to revamp its policies on the collection and use of information about protesters after a watchdog expressed fresh concerns, a notable shift from the police force’s position only months ago.
Liberals 'completely unwilling' to hold political parties to account on privacy
A leading expert on personal-information law says the Trudeau government is unwilling to hold political parties to the same level of accountability it is demanding of other organizations in its current revamp of the federal privacy regime.
Canada's RCMP must take 'drastic actions' to restore confidence: former Supreme Court justice
The author of a report that found a toxic, misogynistic culture in the RCMP says the police force must take some "drastic actions" right away to restore confidence.