2022 Budget

• Fall economic statement does not show fiscal restraint: parliamentary budget officer

  Yves Giroux told MPs at a House of Commons finance committee that the federal government is spending a significant portion of the new fiscal room it has this year.

  Economy

  Nov 28, 2022
  
• Ottawa’s revenues up $32.8B for first 6 fiscal months compared to last year

  Compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, government revenues were up $32.8 billion, or 18.6 per cent, as revenue streams continue to improve.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
  
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• People in B.C. will soon have access to new and expanded mental care teams support

  According to the Ministry of Mental Health, 20 per cent of interactions with police in B.C. involved someone with a mental health disorder.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2022
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• Budget 2022 and Canada’s incredible disappearing deficits

  The annual deficit has shrunk by $275B in two years, even as the government announced new initiatives. What gives? Economist Jim Stanford looks at the red line of Budget 2022.

  Commentary

  Apr 9, 2022
• Budget 2022 comes ‘nowhere close’ the Liberals’ lofty rhetoric on defence spending

  Despite the Liberal government's earlier hints of a funding boost, Budget 2022 means Canada's defence spending will be only 1.5% of GDP by later this decade, Jeffrey Collins says.

  Commentary

  Apr 8, 2022
• Federal budget must make housing more affordable, Canadian cities urge

  Canadian cities are looking for funding in Thursday's budget aimed at lowering the cost of housing, which has only grown over the course of the pandemic.

  Economy

  Apr 5, 2022
• B.C. Budget: PST changes on heating, used car sales could cost you more

  Hidden among the major items in the B.C. budget are a few smaller tax changes you may not have noticed.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2022
• Toronto Police Board unanimously approves increased operating budget for 2022

  Interim Police Chief James Ramer made a case for why the service can no longer afford a zero budget increase, after years of finding efficiencies and hiring fewer police officers.

  Crime

  Jan 11, 2022
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• Montreal police investigate 35th homicide of 2021 after man gunned down Wednesday

  One man is fighting for his life after being shot several times in the upper body in Montreal's Ville-Marie district Wednesday night.

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2021
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• Edmonton Police Service to receive less funding than expected in 2022

  After hours of deliberation Wednesday, Edmonton city council voted to allocate less funding than originally planned to the Edmonton Police Service budget in 2022.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2021