Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Citizen's lab report slams Liberal cybersecurity bill as 'bad law'
A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws.
Financial intelligence agency tracks laundered cash from black market cannabis sales
Canada’s financial intelligence agency says a wide range of businesses — from food wholesalers to electronics repair services — are being used to disguise the proceeds of illicit cannabis operations.
Feds hit limits on gun tracing control
Federal agencies are trying to boost efforts to trace the origins of guns used in crimes, but it appears jurisdictional hurdles could prevent the measures from going as far as some would like.
Scores of cyberespionage operations launched against Canada since 2010
A new academic analysis has identified at least 75 foreign digital operations of a malicious political or industrial nature directed at Canada since 2010 – from attempts to steal COVID-19-related research to the targeting of Uyghur human rights activists.
Use of facial recognition as security tool on Parliament Hill poses risks
The use of facial recognition technology as a security tool on Parliament Hill would pose substantial legal, privacy and human rights risks — and might even be unlawful, says a study prepared for the parliamentary security unit.
Canada's interim hand gun import ban kicks in
As of today, individuals and businesses are no longer able to import restricted handguns into Canada, with limited exceptions.
Ottawa intel warned of 'violent revenge' after Ottawa 'Freedom Convoy' shutdown
Newly disclosed documents show federal intelligence officials warned decision-makers that the police dispersal of "Freedom Convoy" protesters in Ottawa last winter could prompt an "opportunistic attack" against a politician or symbol of government.
Border officers report witnessing discrimination by colleagues
One-quarter of front line employees surveyed at Canada's border agency said they had directly witnessed a colleague discriminate against a traveller in the previous two years.
Beijing may have tried to dissuade Canadians from voting Conservative
A federal research unit detected what might be a Chinese Communist Party information operation that aimed to discourage Canadians of Chinese heritage from voting for the Conservatives in the last federal election.
Chief justice warns against returning clogged courts to pre-pandemic ways
Canada's chief justice says the legal system must continue to modernize and innovate, warning it cannot return to pre-pandemic ways of doing business.