William Elliott
Say no more
RCMP commissioner won’t take a position on the gun registry and won’t comment on the removal of Chief Supt. Marty Cheliak (and, contrary to previous reports, he has a lot to say about the removal of Chief Supt. Marty Cheliak), but he will say the following.
‘This report has not been hidden’
Speaking to reporters last November, a day after a much-watched vote on the firearms registry, Peter Van Loan, as public safety minister, attempted to explain why he was only then releasing a seemingly relevant report into police use of the registry. “I received it and looked at just recently,” he said, “in recent days.”
Norman Bethune to the rescue!
Must-reads: Lawrence Martin on the RCMP “information czar”; Peter Worthington on what Hillary hath wrought; John Ivison on gas taxes; Margaret Wente on Chinese fishermen.