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Committee tells Equifax compensation meagre after breach
telecom | 12/05/2017 12:47 pm EST
OTTAWA — The House of Commons’ ethics committee did not mince words with two Equifax Inc. (Canada) executives appearing before them Monday afternoon, imploring the company — at times in a fiery tone — to seriously consider better compensation and protections for...
PM outlines new parliamentary committee to oversee security agencies
telecom | 11/06/2017 5:33 pm EST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians in a press release on Monday. This new body will “have the authority to review national security and intelligence activities carried out across the Government of Canada,” according to the release. These “activities” will include actions taken by government agencies like Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the Canadian Security Establishment (CSE), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), “amongst many others,” said the release. The body was created after the passage of Bill C-22, which...