Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Federal stand in Russian spy case would breed citizenship 'uncertainty': lawyers
The federal government's rationale for trying to deny Canadian citizenship to the Toronto-born son of Russian spies leads down an "absurd and purposeless" path, the young man's lawyers argue.
Supreme Court sides with CBC in publication ban case
The CBC should not have been ordered to remove stories identifying a murdered Alberta girl from its online archives, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
Baloney Meter: is Trudeau's ethics breach a first in Canadian history?
"Justin Trudeau broke the law. A first in Canadian history for any sitting Prime Minister," reads a tweet from Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer dated Jan. 5, 2018. Is it true?
Create new watchdog to review border agency, RCMP, federal report recommends
The Trudeau government should create a new watchdog to handle public complaints about the Canada Border Services Agency, says a federally commissioned report.
'Case not made' for Liberal bill's problematic cyberspy powers, researchers say
The Liberal government's ill-defined plan to give Canada's cyberspy agency wide-ranging powers to go on the attack against threats could trample civil liberties, warns a newly released analysis.
Trudeau appoints Richard Wagner as Supreme Court chief justice
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Montreal-born Richard Wagner, a self-proclaimed advocate of judicial independence, as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Don't destroy gay-sex records, historians urge as feds move bill through Commons
Four leading researchers say a federal plan to destroy the criminal records of people convicted of same-sex activity is a "troubling feature" of proposed legislation intended to help make amends to the LGBTQ community.
McLachlin hears final case, but still has months of work on judgments ahead
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin fought back tears as she said goodbye on Thursday, December 7, 2017, following more than a quarter century on Canada's highest court.
High court sides with First Nations, environmental groups in Yukon dispute
The unanimous high court ruling Friday is likely to have a profound impact on resource development and ecological protection in the Peel Watershed, which covers an area the size of Ireland.
$100 million for gay purge victims as PM apologizes for LGBTQ discrimination
The Trudeau government has earmarked more than $100 million to compensate members of the military and other federal agencies whose careers were sidelined or ended due to their sexual orientation.