US bikie gang, Mongols, will cause havoc for Australian police, says US crime expert

The Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang will cause havoc for Australian police, a former organised crime investigator in the United States has warned. Richard Valdemar, who retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, says Australians should be worried about the arrival of the Mongols on Australian soil. "Whatever they can do in a criminal enterprise that produces income that can be fed back to the mother chapter, that's what's going to happen," he said. The Mongols have shot to f

Conservative Government’s Decision on Spectrum Bad for Consumers

OTTAWA– Liberal Industry critic Geoff Regan made the following statement today on the Conservative government’s decision to prohibit the transfer of spectrum to other telecom carriers: “The federal government’s decision to pull the plug on the Telus-Mobilicity deal is a clear sign that Conservative telecom policies are a failure. Industry Minister Christian Paradis’ decision has already led industry analysts to suggest that bankruptcy is inevitable for several new entrants. That woul

Liberals Raise Bar on Parliamentary Openness and Transparency, Challenge Other Parties to Do the Same

OTTAWA– The Liberal Party is putting forward a comprehensive plan to increase openness and transparency in Parliament, said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau today. “Canadians’ faith in public office holders and politics has been seriously shaken in recent weeks by the ethics scandal rooted in a $90,000 payment by the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff to a sitting legislator and the continued secrecy of the Harper Conservatives,” said Mr. Trudeau. “Our proposal seeks to restore confidence