Prime Minister Mark Carney says Joyal has demonstrated the integrity, experience and judgment required of the Supreme Court. He replaces Justice Sheilah Martin, who retired in May.
Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says a federal proposal to narrow the scope of the Access to Information Act is a move in the wrong direction.
Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and activist Bill Browder, who have advocated for so-called Magnitsky Acts around the world, will testify in favour of Bill C-219.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says it firmly rejects what it calls ‘outdated, colonial approaches to Arctic policy’ after wrapping up a two-day Arctic sovereignty conference in Ottawa.
