Aug 13 2020 — The Canadian Press — A high-profile feud among members of the Stronach family has been settled. Under a settlement announced by The Stronach Group, control of the family fortune is basically split between two factions. Former politician and business executive Belinda Stronach will remain chairwoman and president of The Stronach Group, with full control of its horse racing, gaming, […]
Aug 13 2020 — The Canadian Press — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says new measures must be taken to protect Canadian politicians from threatening behaviour. Her comments come after police launched an investigation this week into an incident at her office as well as reports that two other Ottawa-area politicians faced threats recently as well. McKenna — who has spoken out in the […]
Aug 13 2020 — The Canadian Press — WE Charity is scaling back its operations, making dozens of layoffs in Canada and the United Kingdom and looking to sell some of its real estate holdings in Toronto. The charity has been embroiled in a political controversy since the Trudeau government chose it to run a now-abandoned youth volunteer program. WE Charity says its […]
Aug 13 2020 — The Canadian Press — Canada’s official fiscal watchdog says the federal wage subsidy program might cost $14 billion less than the government predicted. A new report today by Parliamentary Budget Office analyst Ben Segel-Brown estimates subsidizing wages for companies during the COVID-19 pandemic will cost $67.9 billion through the end of December. Finance Minister Bill Morneau estimated in his […]
Aug 13 2020 — The Canadian Press — More than one million dozen eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it. The $50-million surplus food program was announced by the Liberal government earlier this year as one way to help the agriculture sector cope with some of the […]
Aug 12 2020 — The Canadian Press — The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms. Public Safety Canada has invited 15 consulting firms to come up with a “range of options and approaches” for the planned program to compensate gun owners. The Liberals outlawed a wide range of firearms in […]
Aug 12 2020 — The Canadian Press — The federal government is rolling out $18 million in support for projects they say will help strengthen Canada’s food supply chain. The funds are going everywhere from an Alberta company focusing on plant-based proteins to distilleries in Quebec seeking to upgrade their equipment. Some money is also being directed to small towns in Northern Ontario […]
Aug 12 2020 — The Canadian Press — Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his replacement must quickly put together a strong team in the Commons and for the next campaign, and he’s happy to offer whatever advice needed on that score. But there are two other pieces of advice he hopes whomever is elected later this month will also find a way […]
Aug 12 2020 — The Canadian Press — The leader of the Bloc Quebecois says if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Katie Telford, the prime minister’s chief of staff, don’t resign, he will try to trigger an election in October. Yves-Francois Blanchet told reporters today revelations in the WE controversy — as well as new details about a contract […]
Aug 11 2020 — The Canadian Press — New Brunswick’s premier says he’s willing to call an election as early as next week if opposition parties refuse a deal to keep his minority government in power until the fall of 2022, or until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Blaine Higgs told reporters today he would “absolutely” call an election if talks fail, adding […]
Aug 11 2020 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's premier says he's willing to call an election as early as next week if opposition parties refuse a deal to keep his minority government in power until the fall of 2022, or until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Blaine Higgs told reporters today he would "absolutely" call an election if talks fail, adding he […]
Aug 11 2020 — The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried Tuesday to shut down speculation that he’s about to fire his finance minister, saying he has full confidence in Bill Morneau and that any reports to the contrary are false. Trudeau’s office took the unusual step of issuing a statement in support of Morneau as rumours about the minister’s imminent […]
Aug 11 2020 — The Canadian Press — A new opinion survey suggests Donald Trump’s recent decision to slap a tariff on Canadian raw aluminum is garnering poor reviews on both sides of the border. In a web survey conducted by polling firm Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, 58 per cent of American respondents said they disagreed with the 10 per […]
Aug 11 2020 — The Canadian Press — Two federal cabinet ministers and the country’s top public servant will be grilled today about how a charity with close ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wound up administering a $912-million student grant program. The House of Commons ethics committee is scheduled to hear from Youth Minister Bardish Chagger, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough and Ian […]
Aug 11 2020 — Yuras Karmanau — The Canadian Press — MINSK, Belarus — A protester died amid clashes between police and thousands of people gathered for a second straight night Monday in Belarus after official results from weekend elections — dismissed by the opposition as a sham — gave an overwhelming victory to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Interior Ministry spokesman Alexander Lastovsky said the victim […]