Colin Freeze

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DNA testing shows Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond ‘most likely’ has Indigenous ancestry she claimed: report

DNA testing shows Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond ‘most likely’ has Indigenous ancestry she claimed: report

The Law Society of British Columbia says DNA results from a test provided by lawyer Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose claims to Indigenous identity and academic achievements were questioned in a media investigation two years ago, show that she “most likely” has the Indigenous heritage she has claimed.

Federal political parties lose bid to keep tight hold on voter information in B.C. court ruling

Federal political parties lose bid to keep tight hold on voter information in B.C. court ruling

Federal political parties have lost their bid to keep tight control over the information they gather about individual voters after a B.C. court ruled they are subject to the investigative powers of provincial privacy commissioners. The federal Liberals, NDP and Conservatives had argued that B.C.’s privacy commissioner does not have the authority to force them to turn over the data...