80+ #cdnpoli trivia nerds walk into a bar ... See Friday's Ottawa Playbook for what happened next at our live trivia event at Métropolitain Brasserie hosted by Zi-Ann Lum + Nick Taylor-Vaisey politico.com/newsletters/ot…

Canadian companies illegally shipped at least 2,300 metric tons of waste overseas, documents show politi.co/3tUUGTq

The RCMP has acknowledged it uses spyware to hack phones, including by remotely turning on a device's camera or microphone. politi.co/3OwTTjE

This is amazing.

One thing I genuinely appreciate about our Politico Canada Playbook readers is how much mildly belligerent email we get for using American spelling. Trust me, folks — we're with you. If it were up to us, we'd favour "neighbours," too. politico.com/newsletters/ot…

At committee, Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the RCMP has still not provided a privacy impact assessment regarding its use of spyware. #cdnpoli

The RCMP says it has used spyware to hack dozens of mobile devices since 2017, but it hasn't used Pegasus software. politico.com/news/2022/08/0…

RCMP officials at the ethics committee say one of the times spyware was used was to investigate an RCMP officer. Seems like that may have been Cameron Ortis? cbc.ca/news/canada/rc…

MPs on the ethics committee keep referring to spyware having been used by the RCMP since 2012. The RCMP actually testified yesterday that they've been using technology to bypass encryption since 2002, not 2012.

Longtime watchdog says RCMP's use of spyware came as a surprise politi.co/3SBrU4R

Trudeau government was told of ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with protesters a day before it used Emergencies Act, cabinet documents reveal thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar

RCMP have confirmed this was not the case they were referring to.

Our latest from Philippe J. Fournier: Where is Canada’s Conservative surge? politi.co/3pMNJkR

43 short things about Pierre Poilievre — in his own words politi.co/3B0v9e9

RCMP use of spyware warrants update to Canada's privacy laws, MPs say politi.co/3Ezv6rK

Apparently it's technical difficulties.

Without Katie Telford, there’s no Justin Trudeau politi.co/3zYqycj