In this week’s newsreel, a UN rapporteur raises conflict concerns over Ottawa’s contract to assist Indigenous communities, two Winnipeg council members call for an inquiry into the city’s police station spending scandal, Surrey pays a consultant to lobby province over RCMP deal, a Pembroke resident challenges city’s use of mayor’s law firm, Canada’s defence minister denies sharing state secrets with external consultants, and the federal government faces further shipbuilding delays as it manages the aftermath of rushed pandemic purchasing.
Conflict Concerns Raised Over Unmarked Graves Contract
Winnipeg Councillors Call for Police Station Inquiry
Surrey Pays Lobbyist $10K/Month Over RCMP Deal
Pembroke Retains Mayor’s Law Firm for Municipal Work
Defence Minister Denies Divulging State Secrets to Consultants
Canada Delays Shipyard Contract
