Freeland on Rebel News Arrest: Politicians Have ‘No Role’ in Police Matters

Published on January 11, 2024

Politicians have no input on police operations, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said when asked to comment on the arrest of a journalist this week who was asking her questions. “Canada is a rule of law country, Canada is a democracy, operational decisions about law enforcement are taken by the police of jurisdiction, quite appropriately, political elected officials have no role in the taking of those decisions,” Ms. Freeland said during a Jan. 11 press conference in Toronto. “And that’s why I don’t have any further comment on it,” she added. A reporter asked the minister to address the arrest of Rebel News journalist David Menzies by her RCMP security detail on Jan. 8....

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