Canadian Politics

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Economy
Canada offers stimulus budget, but may be too little to re-elect Trudeau government
investing.com - By Julie Gordon
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, seeking to move past a political crisis threatening its re-election, lavished …
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Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau Reveals Major Plans To Help Canadian Students Save Thousands Of Dollars
narcity.com - Nicole Hui
The federal government unveiled the Budget 2019 today on Tuesday, March 19, and it is full of different initiatives that could improve Canadian lives. …
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Bill Morneau
Conservatives Stage Walkout During Bill Morneau’s Budget Speech
huffingtonpost.ca - By Ryan Maloney
The move was meant to protest the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair. Conservatives stormed out of the House of Commons during Finance …
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West Kelowna, BC
More than 250,000 home owners have still not filled out Speculation Tax forms
globalnews.ca - By Richard Zussman
More than 250,000 British Columbia home owners have still not filled out their Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT) declaration form. According to the …
Toronto Sunadded this to Toronto Sun News
Canadian Government
WUDRICK: Trudeau’s broken promises cost $100 billion and counting
torontosun.com - Special to Toronto Sun
AARON WUDRICK Most people don’t expect their governments to be perfect. But they do expect governments to make some effort to honour commitments, be straight with taxpayers and make the best of circumstances
Edmonton Journaladded this to Edmonton Journal News
Rachel Notley
The politics of division: Election kickoff highlights possible campaign tone
edmontonjournal.com - Emma Graney
The tone of the election campaign from the NDP and UCP camps could be boiled down to two statements Tuesday morning — Jason Kenney can’t be trusted …
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Indigenous Peoples
Liberals add $4.5B for Indigenous services as reconciliation effort continues
ctvnews.ca - Kristy Kirkup
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic gap between …
British Columbia
British Columbia Teachers’ Federation welcomes new leader
oakbaynews.com - Nicole Crescenzi
The British Columbia Teacher’s Federation (BCTF) is welcoming a new president this summer. On Tuesday morning in Victoria, the BCTF congratulated Teri …
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Economics
Key Takeaways From Trudeau’s Pre-Election Budget in Canada
Bloomberg - Theophilos Argitis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government released its 2019-20 budget Tuesday in Ottawa, using a windfall in new revenue to increase spending while …
Edmonton Journaladded this to Edmonton Journal News
Rachel Notley
How Alberta's legislative assembly has changed since the 2015 election
edmontonjournal.com - Clare Clancy
When the writ dropped, the makeup of Alberta’s legislature had changed significantly since the NDP swept to a majority victory in May 2015.At …
Jagmeet Singh
India-Origin Jagmeet Singh Enters Canada Parliament As First Non-White Opposition Leader
ndtv.com - Press Trust of India
Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh launched his first question in the Canada Parliament about housing in Burnaby-South. Ottawa: Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh …
The Globe and Mail
Tariffs
Trump has put Trudeau in a bind, again
The Globe and Mail - Lawrence Martin
The Trudeau government wants Donald Trump to remove his punitive steel and aluminum tariffs – and pronto. Instead of seeing the President of the so-called free world cozying up to authoritarian leaders,
Toronto Sunadded this to Toronto Sun News
Income Tax
EISEN: Trudeau budget more bad news for Ontario
torontosun.com - Ben Eisen
The Trudeau government tabled its budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year on Tuesday. And next year’s federal deficit will once again eclipse the $10-billion limit promised on the campaign trail, with no near-term
Reuters UK
Bill Morneau
Canada cracks down on asylum seekers crossing U.S.-Canadian border
Reuters UK - David Ljunggren
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau walk from Trudeau's office to the House of Commons to deliver the budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 19,
Woodstock, ON
Blandford-Blenheim to receive support from 2018 flooding
woodstocksentinelreview.com - Sentinel-Review staff
Blandford-Blenheim township will receive up to $200,000 in financial support from the province to help with local flood recovery efforts from …
Federal Budget
Trudeau government unveils 2019 federal budget
citynews1130.com - www.citynews1130.com
The federal Liberals unveiled the 2019 federal budget amid much drama in the House of Commons Tuesday. Nigel Newlove with the highlights of the plan, …
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Human Rights
Human-rights activist George Takei learns about Japanese Canadian history while touring Vancouver's Japantown
straight.com - Craig Takeuchi
1 of 15 2 of 15 While prominent human-rights activist and U.S. actor George Takei has first-hand experience of the Japanese American internment, he …
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Opinion (Canada)
Vaughn Palmer: Pushing to make daylight time permanent without ticking off the masses
vancouversun.com - Stephen Snelgrove
VICTORIA — For the longest time, British Columbia debated the annual ritual of turning the clocks forward an hour in the spring, backwards in the …
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Economics
Canada's Budget May Be Delayed by Conservative Party Tactics
Bloomberg - Danielle Bochove
Canada’s federal budget may be delayed for at least half an hour as the Conservative opposition seeks to use a procedural motion to protest the …
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Canadian News
Liberals drop SNC-Lavalin study for study on hate crimes
ctvnews.ca - CTVNews.ca Writer
The Parliamentary Justice Committee has ended its study on the SNC-Lavalin issue with what NDP MP Murray Rankin called a “transparent effort to …
National Observeradded this to Canada's National Observer
SNC-Lavalin
Budget proposes axing airport security agency
nationalobserver.com - By Carl Meyer
The Trudeau government is proposing to eliminate the federal agency in charge of traveller, baggage and worker security screening at airports. Buried …
Investing.com Canadaadded this to ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Middle-class
Canada budget lavishes middle-class ahead of federal election
investing.com
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal government on Tuesday presented a budget that focused on improving access to housing and lavished the …
Saskatchewan
Sask. woman contests right to live in provincial park
meadowlakenow.com - By Nigel Maxwell
Sylvia and Kurtis were initially contacted by a provincial parks officer in February, 2017, but after failing to comply, were charged with …
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China
Huawei crisis spurs welcome rethink of Canada-China relations: expert
richmond-news.com - Graeme Wood
Renowned international relations expert Jonathan Manthorpe says the deepening diplomatic crisis between Canada and China is a “gift” to Canada; one …
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Ontario Politics
Ontarians trust doctors, academics — but not religious leaders — when it comes to sex-ed
thestar.com - Kristin Rushowy
Ontarians trust doctors, nurses, academic experts, parents and teachers on the subject of sex-ed.They don’t trust religious and community leaders, …
Bloombergadded this to Politics
Economics
Trudeau Spends Budget Windfall on ‘Laundry List’ for Voters
Bloomberg - Josh Wingrove
Justin Trudeau got a windfall and spent it, delivering a pre-election budget that leaves Canada’s deficit track largely unchanged. Finance Minister …
Toronto Sunadded this to Toronto Sun News
Justin Trudeau
EDITORIAL: Trudeau’s budget is built on deceit
torontosun.com - Postmedia News
Justin Trudeau’s 2019 budget is a blatant attempt to bribe voters with their own money into returning his Liberal government to power in the Oct. 21 election, seven months from now. That is, a government
Democratic Party
Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh creates history, becomes first non-white leader of Canada Parliament
businesstoday.in - PTI
http://schema.org/ WebPage Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh creates history, becomes first non-white leader of Canada …
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Business (Canada)
Varcoe: As bitumen battle moves to B.C. court, turning off taps remains 'ultimate' option
calgaryherald.com - Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald
Remember the wine ban, British Columbia’s brazen attempt to block more bitumen from entering the province and Alberta’s threat to turn off the oil …
Poverty
Surrey MLA slams NDP poverty reduction strategy plan
cloverdalereporter.com - Tom Zytaruk
Surrey Liberal MLA Marvin Hunt says the NDP’s poverty reduction plan is “underwhelming.” The provincial NDP government aims to reduce poverty by 25 …