Ottawa ran surplus of $92 million during first 7 months of 2018, Department of Finance says
The increase came due to rises in tax revenue, employment-insurance premiums and other revenues. Continue reading
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Critics slam Trudeau Liberals’ bill to ease corporate crime penalties
“It shows the power of the big business lobby over the federal Liberals.” Continue reading
Bill quietly introduced in federal budget proposes tool to ease corporate crime penalties
The government intends to move forward with an amendment to the Criminal Code to create an optional tool for prosecutors that’s sometimes referred to as a “deferred prosecution agreement.” Continue reading
Liberals spent a mere $563 on 2018 budget cover
The government faced blowback last year over the cost of producing the cover of its budget document. This year, they went with the discount option. Continue reading
Liberals don’t have plan for how to spend nearly $190B in infrastructure cash, budget watchdog says
Parliament’s budget watchdog is calling on the Trudeau Liberals to deliver a detailed plan for how it plans to dole out billions in infrastructure dollars to avoid further delays in spending. Continue reading
Justin Trudeau, Bill Nye talk pipeline politics, Kinder Morgan in post-budget meeting
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions about Kinder Morgan from American TV host Bill Nye “The Science Guy.” Continue reading
Shared Parental Leave benefit to give families five more weeks of paid leave
By Jesse Thomas Digital Broadcast Journalist
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef delivers details around the Liberal governments plans to introduce a Sharing Parental Leave program. It will allow families and extra five weeks of maternity leave for the second parent. Continue reading
Kingston labour leaders question $1B Phoenix fix
By Mike Postovit Videographer
Labour leaders have been staging regular protests in Kingston over a system that pays federal employees too much, not enough — or sometimes not at all. Continue reading
Federal budget shows billions in infrastructure won’t be spent until at least 2021
New figures in this week’s federal budget suggest billions of dollars from the Liberal government’s vaunted infrastructure program now won’t be spent until after Canadians go to the polls next year. Continue reading
Bill Morneau’s comments on pharmacare prompt calls for his removal
The heads of three organizations allege Morneau presupposed the outcome of the study on national pharmacare by saying he supports an eventual strategy that would preserve existing drug-insurance systems in Canada, rather than tossing them all aside for a new national plan. Continue reading