There was no shortage of scissors to go around for all the excited kids who wanted to help snip the bright green ribbon at Thursday’s official opening of BGC Ottawa’s brand new clubhouse. The new clubhouse is about “giving every person a full chance at success,” said Ottawa South Liberal MP David McGuinty of a […]
TORONTO, April 8, 2022 /CNW/ – For the first time this year, Arab Heritage Month could be federally recognized every April. On February 7, 2022, MP David McGuinty introduced Bill C-232 – An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month. The Canadian Arab Institute (CAI) and our community partners have been advocating for a federal Arab Heritage Month across party lines for […]
Canada’s intelligence agencies have held back information from parliamentary oversight, leading a key watchdog committee to warn its work could be “compromised” if the situation continues. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a joint House of Commons and Senate body that reviews the country’s intelligence apparatus, warned that “some organizations” have delayed […]
Hon. David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Lib.) moved that Bill C-232, an act respecting Arab heritage month, be read a second time and referred to a committee. He said: Madam Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to rise in the House this evening to begin the debate on my private member’s bill, which would […]
Hon. David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. Many business owners from my riding of Ottawa South had to close their downtown establishments in the face of the illegal blockades. The occupation carried on for more than 20 days […]
Some federal organizations still refuse to obtain crucial cyber defence services from their own security and IT agencies at a time when government organizations are the target of unprecedented levels of cyber threats, namely from China and Russia. That is the key finding from a redacted report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) […]
Gaps in Ottawa’s cyber defences could leave the government agencies holding vast amounts of data on Canadians and businesses susceptible to state-sponsored hackers from countries like China and Russia, says a new report from Parliament’s security and intelligence committee. Their report, tabled late Monday in the House of Commons, shows previous mistakes have allowed state-sponsored actors to […]
OTTAWA — The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’ (NSICOP) Special Report on the Government of Canada’s Framework and Activities to Defend its Systems and Networks from Cyber Attack was tabled in Parliament on February 14, 2022. The 127-page report describes the threat to government systems from malicious cyber actors; examines the evolution of […]
Hon. David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-232, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month. Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honour and a privilege to rise in the House of Commons to introduce my private member’s bill, which would establish the month of April in Canada as Arab heritage month. […]
Canadians count on our national security and intelligence community to keep communities safe and respond to evolving threats while upholding the rights and freedoms of all citizens. That is why the Government of Canada established the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians in 2017. The Committee has produced a number of comprehensive and well-received […]
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