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Financial intelligence agency slow to provide police with info to curb money laundering: AG
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-29 14:19:17.0
Tags: [National, Finance, Public Safety, Justice, Governance]A federal auditor general report tabled in the House of Commons reveals that the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) takes an average of about four months to provide financial intelligence to law enforcement agencies. Half of the surveyed police and law enforcement respondents reported receiving FINTRAC intelligence too late to be useful for freezing assets, intercepting transactions, or apprehending suspects. The auditor general concluded that inadequate tools and processing delays hinder FINTRAC from effectively carrying out its mandate to detect and deter money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Quebec's new PQ premier unveils smaller cabinet as minority government prepares to govern
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-21 16:45:26.0
Tags: [Quebec, Governance, Education, Healthcare, Finance, Justice]Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has unveiled a new minority government cabinet consisting of 23 ministers, down from the previous Coalition Avenir Québec government's 29. Notable appointments include Nicolas Marceau as finance minister, Marie-Karlynn Laflamme as health minister, Joël Arseneau as national education minister, Marie-Claude Sarrazin as justice minister, and Pascal Bérubé as culture minister. The swearing-in ceremony marked a historic departure by taking place without the lieutenant-governor presiding in person at St-Pierre Plamondon's request.
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Proposed remedy for workers affected by Bill 148 could cost N.S. $470 million
Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-10-19 20:15:49.0
Tags: [Nova Scotia, Labour, Finance, Justice, Governance]The Nova Scotia government has agreed to pay an estimated $470 million in compensation to roughly 81,000 public sector employees following a court ruling on Bill 148. Introduced in December 2015 by the former Liberal government and enacted in 2017, the legislation imposed four-year wage restrictions and eliminated long-term service awards. In February, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Ann Smith ruled that Bill 148 infringed upon public servants' Charter rights, ordering a legal remedy. Nova Scotia Minister of Finance John Lohr stated that the $470 million settlement cost is reflected in the 2025–26 provincial budget, though Justice Smith must still give final sign-off on the proposed remedy.
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Sale of Baffinland's assets should be run by an independent officer, feds argues
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-09 21:52:54.0
Tags: [National, Mining, Resources, Economy, Finance, Justice]Federal government lawyers and Export Development Canada (EDC) are arguing in the Ontario Superior Court that an independent, court-appointed officer should oversee the asset sale process for Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. Baffinland, which operates the Mary River Iron Mine on northern Baffin Island and employs over 1,200 workers, entered creditor protection in May owing $2.6 billion to 231 creditors and previously secured a $660-million loan from EDC to stay operational. EDC's legal representation argues that Baffinland's current operating committee faces conflicts of interest due to personal financial stakes, whereas Baffinland's counsel opposes the measure as an unprecedented attempt to rewrite contractual terms. Ontario Superior Court Judge Jana Steele has reserved her decision to be delivered in writing at a later date.
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RCMP union raises concerns Liberals' proposed financial crime agency will hurt Mounties
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-08 19:30:22.0
Tags: [National, Public Safety, Justice, Labour, Finance]Rob Farrer, president of the National Police Federation representing approximately 20,000 RCMP members, testified before a parliamentary committee regarding Bill C-29, which proposes the establishment of a dedicated Financial Crimes Agency (FCA). Farrer expressed concern that the new agency—intended to tackle money laundering and online fraud by operating as a separate police organization with its own commissioner—will siphon off 150 experienced RCMP personnel and worsen existing recruitment, retention, and under-resourcing issues within the national police force. The union urged that any funding for the FCA should be entirely new rather than reallocated from the RCMP, and that assigned Mounties must be backed by qualified replacements with a clear transition plan to protect ongoing investigations and accountability structures.
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Immigration, high-speed rail and Bill 21: Where new PQ government could test Ottawa
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-07 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Quebec, Immigration, Infrastructure, Transportation, Justice, Finance, Governance]Following the Parti Québécois' provincial election victory, Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faces key policy friction points with Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government. The PQ intends to seek full provincial control over immigration to reduce permanent immigrants to 35,000 and halve temporary immigration quotas, oppose the federal high-speed rail project connecting Toronto to Quebec City via Montreal, and seek $4.4 billion in additional federal transfers. Additionally, the new government plans to challenge federal authority by taking steps to abolish the monarchy in Quebec and cut funding to the lieutenant-governor's office, while awaiting a crucial Supreme Court of Canada ruling on Bill 21.
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Judge rejects Rebel News bid to expedite ad finance complaint versus Forever Canadian
Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-09-22 21:22:40.0
Tags: [Alberta, Governance, Justice, Finance]Alberta Court of King's Bench Justice Christopher Simard rejected an expedited legal bid by the media outlet Rebel News against Election Commissioner Paula Hale and Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure regarding alleged referendum finance rule violations by Thomas Lukaszuk's Forever Canadian campaign. Rebel News argued that Elections Alberta should immediately address its July 24 complaint concerning unrecorded contributions and spending ahead of the October 19 referendum. The court ruled that the expedited litigation schedule proposed for October 14 and 15 was unworkable under existing statutory investigation frameworks, which permit the election commissioner up to one year to conclude investigations and restrict disclosure of ongoing files.
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Data shows severe weather, not injuries, behind spike used to justify Alberta's no-fault auto insurance move: lawyers group
Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-09-21 22:14:38.0
Tags: [Alberta, Finance, Justice]The Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (ACTLA) has disputed the Government of Alberta's justification for shifting to a no-fault auto insurance system, known as the Care-First model, effective January 1. While the United Conservative government and the Alberta Auto Insurance Rate Board (AIRB) project that the new system will lower private passenger vehicle premiums by roughly $297 to $400 annually and reduce litigation costs, ACTLA argues that data actually show a sharp drop in claim costs from $1,825 in 2024 to $1,398, attributing the previous year's spike to severe weather events like the August 2024 Calgary hailstorm rather than uncontrolled injury claims. Critics contend the reform strips injured Albertans of their civil rights to seek court compensation, leaving them subject to private insurance policies, though the Ministry of Finance maintains the policy will deliver reliable and sustained savings.
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Alberta government and lawyers explore expanding litigation under new auto insurance model
Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-09-16 15:38:39.0
Tags: [Alberta, Justice, Public Safety, Finance]The Alberta government's Treasury Board and Finance Ministry is in discussions with personal injury lawyers regarding the potential expansion of litigation rights under the new "care-first" auto insurance model scheduled to take effect in January 2027. Under the current proposed framework, court access is restricted to cases where at-fault drivers are convicted of Criminal Code offenses and select major infractions under Alberta's Traffic Safety Act, while the Alberta Auto Insurance Rate Board projects average savings of $297 per vehicle. Personal injury lawyer Mark McCourt and the Insurance Bureau of Canada, represented by vice president Aaron Sutherland, have raised competing concerns that expanding litigation could either further erode victim rights or substantially diminish driver savings and potentially cause rate increases.
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