Ashley Burke

Senior reporter

Ashley Burke is a senior reporter with the CBC's Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa. She was recognized with the Charles Lynch Award and was a finalist for the Michener Award for her exclusive reporting on the toxic workplace at Rideau Hall. She has also uncovered allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military. You can reach her confidentially by email: [email protected]

Latest from Ashley Burke

A new app is helping to rescue veterans' stories from fading memories

In a high-tech attempt to save history from the ravages of time, a Canadian company has come up with a new app to tell the stories of more than 300,000 slain soldiers around the world.

Mother that Canada refused to repatriate has died in Turkey, lawyer says

A Canadian mother of six who was deemed a security risk and refused permission to come home by the federal government has died suddenly in Turkey, says her lawyer.

Foreign affairs minister says remaining Indian diplomats are 'on notice'

After her government expelled a group of Indian diplomats following the RCMP's shocking public statement tying India's government to violent crimes in Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is warning more than a dozen Indian diplomats still in the country to respect Canadian law.

Trudeau and Modi come face to face amid tension over murder case in Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he had a "brief exchange" with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a summit in Laos this week, a year after he accused India's government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist in B.C. 

Canada could help balance the scales with China as tensions rise in South China Sea, experts say

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an opening during a summit with regional leaders in Laos this week to step up Canada's contributions to help Southeast Asian countries facing escalating threats from China, according to experts.

Trudeau heads to Southeast Asia as Israel-Hamas war promises to overshadow trade talks

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Laos this week to try and advance trade and political ties with world leaders at a regional summit amid tension over the conflict in the Middle East.

Accessibility commissioner suing Ottawa, staff for $2.3 million following claims he mistreated staff

After facing an external investigation into claims he mistreated staff, Canada's first accessibility commissioner Michael Gottheil is now suing the federal government and unnamed employees for more than $2.3 million in damages.

Canada lacks a plan to deal with arbitrary arrests of Canadians abroad, Kovrig says

Former diplomat Michael Kovrig says his government was caught flatfooted by China's decision to arrest and detain him in 2018 and could have secured his release earlier if it had prepared a plan.
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Conservatives are targeting Singh over his pension — but Poilievre's is three times larger

For weeks, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been accusing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of supporting the government until February so he can become eligible for his MP pension. But experts estimate the size of Poilievre's own pension at more than three times that of Singh's pension.

National security watchdog probing RCMP's decision not to probe Flight PS752, lawyer says

Relatives of some of those killed when Flight PS752 was shot down over Iran have filed complaints against former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki over her decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the deadly event.