Brigitte Bureau
Brigitte Bureau is an award-winning investigative reporter with Radio-Canada. You can reach her by email: brigitte.bureau@radio-canada.ca.
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5 years in an Algerian prison for his father's activism in Canada
Montreal resident Ammar Lakehal, who has long campaigned for the creation of an independent state in Kabylia, a Berber-speaking region of Algeria, believes the court convicted Massinissa Lakehal over their ties.
Canada -Ottawa |
Agents of Indian government interfered in Patrick Brown's Conservative leadership campaign: sources
Agents of the Indian government allegedly attempted to derail Patrick Brown's campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 2022, according to sources who spoke to Radio-Canada.
Politics |
Ontario extends contract to jail migrants for another year
The province will continue imprisoning foreign nationals held for immigration purposes despite promising to end the practice, Radio-Canada has learned.
Canada -Ottawa |
Kabyle activists to march from Montreal to Ottawa
Kabyle activists will undertake a 200-kilometre march Saturday from Montreal to the Parliament of Canada to demain the release of detainees in Algeria.
Canada -Ottawa |
Canadian man says Algeria punished his activism by arresting his son
A Montreal man says his Algerian authorities have retaliated against his activism in Canada by arresting his son in Algeria.
Canada -Ottawa |
Ontario court approves class-action by immigration detainees against federal government
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action against the federal government regarding the use of provincial jails for immigration detainees, a practice the lawsuit alleges violates their Charter rights.
Canada -Ottawa |
Trudeau government negotiating with provinces to keep migrants behind bars
After announcing that they would end the controversial practice of imprisoning people for immigration purposes, Ontario has agreed to extend its contract with the federal government, and Quebec says it’s open to doing the same.
Canada -Ottawa |
'They follow us everywhere': Canadian citizens accuse Algeria of spying, intimidation at home
Members of Algeria's Kabyle minority living in Canada say they're living in fear, and are asking the Trudeau government to intervene and protect them from further intimidation.
Canada -Ottawa |
Immigration minister responds to critics over plan to detain migrants in penitentiaries
Immigration minister, Marc Miller, has confirmed to Radio-Canada that the federal government will be turning to federal prisons to hold some foreign nationals for immigration purposes.
Canada -Ottawa |
Federal government plans on incarcerating migrants in its penitentiaries
The Trudeau government wants to use federal prisons to detain migrants deemed "high-risk," according to a line buried in the federal budget tabled on Tuesday.
Canada -Ottawa |