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Roundup: A negotiated solution
In the end, a compromise was reached – MPs shuffled back into the House of Commons by 3 AM, and had passed the bill by six, after grilling the
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Bill Morneau’s COVID-19 response: This economic and health crisis is no time for timidity or hesitation
According to Bill Morneau, “as Minister of Finance, my only job is to make sure that Canadians can keep food in the fridge.” That’s actually a
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Appointment of conservative economist Jack Mintz to head Jason Kenney’s latest economic panel is not a good augury for Alberta
Come into my office, Alberta, and sit down. I’m sorry to have to tell you that your prognosis is not good. I’m not talking about coronavirus.
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Federal Infrastructure Bank Says It Sees ‘Potential’ to Privatize Local Water Systems Across Canada
The Canada Infrastructure Bank says it sees a lot of “potential” to further privatize water management systems in communities “across the
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Three Glaring Holes In The Federal Government’s 2019 Throne Speech
Yesterday’s throne speech presented the Trudeau minority government’s priorities and, despite talking about pharmacare, the environment and tax
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Trans Mountain Could Raise $500M Annually For Clean Energy: Morneau
OTTAWA — The Liberal government expects to get $500 million a year out of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline and is promising to spend it all on
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Government Focus Groups Say Low Wages and High Costs of Living are the Biggest Problems Facing Canadians
Focus group research conducted by the Trudeau government finds affordability is the top economic concern for Canadians across the country heading
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QP: A real climate sham
Andrew Scheer unveiled his long-awaited environmental plan yesterday, citing that it was a “real plan” because it was longer than the other
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Roundup: Less helpful suggestions to fix QP
At this time of year, we’re starting to see a number of reflective pieces about the state of our democracy, and over on The Agenda, they gave a
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What should we make of the post-election Edmonton Journal editorial urging the UCP to keep the carbon tax?
I suppose we should never attribute to mischief what can be explained by incompetence, but what else are we to make of the Edmonton Journal’s
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Lower Wages, Less Job Security: More Than 2 Million Canadians Worked in Temporary Jobs Last Year
More than one-in-eight Canadian employees worked a temporary job in 2018, earning on average $6 per hour less than those working permanent
The unreported bombshell conspiracy evidence in the Trudeau/SNC-Lavelin scandal
Wow.No, double-wow.A game-changing bombshell lies buried in the supplementary evidence provided to the House of Commons Judiciary Committee by former
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Bill Morneau Announced a Plan to Provide Meals to Low-Income School Children. The Plan Has No Funding.
Believe it or not, but Canada is the only G7 and OECD country without a national school meal program for low-income children. Although Finance
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Trudeau/Morneau’s book of surprises
Trudeau and Morneau arrive in the Foyer of the House of Commons to table the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
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Bill Morneau Flip-Flops on His Flip-Flop, Promises to Finally ‘Take Action’ on CEO Stock Options Tax Loophole
In his final budget before the 2019 federal election, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced he will finally make good on a 2015 Liberal campaign