PARLIAMENT HILL—Justin Trudeau is set to claim the leadership of the Liberal party and hopes are high among the Grits that the dashing young statesman will lead them to renewed glory.

The move is in response to a complaint filed by academics and a campaign group.

The story that attracted the most comments over the Easter long weekend was the announcement that the office of Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault will investigate several government institutions over allegations that government scientists are being muzzled.

The resignation of former Conservative Cabinet Minister Peter Penashue from his seat as a result of his campaign taking illegal donations and exceeding the campaign expense limit leaves Prime Minister Harper with two choices: he can choose to delay the by-election in the riding of Labrador or to call a snap by-election.

York University’s whistleblower policy, which didn’t exist during an alleged major fraud a few years ago, is weak and wouldn’t be much help in curbing serious wrongdoing on campus then or today, experts say.

The Bloc Québécois has written Elections Canada demanding an investigation into political donations made to Conservative candidate Michel-Eric Castonguay in the 2011 federal election after CBC News yesterday revealed 12 executives from engineering giant SNC-Lavalin — and two of their wives — donated a total of $14,900 just two days before Canadians went to the polls.