budget 2022

• Canada’s debt level is sustainable over long term, parliamentary budget officer says

  The report says that over the long term, relative to the size of their economies, provinces will face rising health-care expenses due to the aging population.

  Canada

  Jul 28
  
• Ontario election campaign approaches after Progressive Conservatives table budget as platform

  Ontario's election campaign has all but begun now that the Progressive Conservative government has adjourned the legislature following the tabling of their latest budget.

  Politics

  Apr 29
  
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• Canada’s upcoming spending review won’t slash social programs, feds say

  Gender-equality advocates want to make sure the upcoming federal spending review is done with women and marginalized people in mind.

  Economy

  Apr 23
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• Alberta UCP tables new Utility Commodity Rebate Act but silent on timelines

  The new bill will allow the Alberta government to implement an electricity rebate program and a natural gas rebate program, replacing the old Natural Gas Price Protection Act.

  Consumer

  Apr 20
• Small businesses plea for more debt help amid 6th COVID-19 wave

  Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts amid COVID-19's sixth wave.

  Canada

  Apr 15
• Federal budget pledges supply chain fix- but experts say it’s not enough

  The extra money laid out in the budget is sure to help, but what's needed most is a cohesive approach to the overall flow of goods into and out of the country, experts say.

  Canada

  Apr 14
• Roughly one-third of Liberal cabinet ministers own rental, investment real estate: records

  While fully legal, real estate experts say the holdings reflect the degree to which Canadians increasingly view real estate as a financial asset, rather than a place to live.

  Canada

  Apr 13
• Federal budget needs more targeted support on housing, advocates say

  While the focus on housing affordability in Canada's federal budget is promising, its measures could go further to help people in the most dire need, advocates say.

  Canada

  Apr 13
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Edmonton to promote budget, supports for small businesses

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained Ottawa's plan to cut taxes for small businesses, highlighting a plan to create an independent federal innovation and investment agency.

  Politics

  Apr 12
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• Federal budget boosts electric vehicles, but Trudeau says nuclear power ‘on the table’

  Climate modelling at Simon Fraser University suggests B.C. can't build enough hydroelectric dams to meet both its commitment, and Ottawa's, to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

  Politics

  Apr 11