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07.04.2022 / 23:45

Budget 2022: Feds eye growth with $31B in new spending

The federal Liberals have more than $85 billion in new spending room from a booming economic rebound and plan to spend some of the windfall on a series of measures aimed at keeping the good growth going.

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Trudeau’s press secretary penalized by ethics commissioner

Justin Trudeau‘s press secretaries has been penalized by the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. Investigation into Trudeau’s chief of staff dismissed by ethics commissioner In a public notice issued on Tuesday, the commissioner’s officer said Alex Wellstead had received a penalty of $250 for “failing to disclose a material change related to assets within 30 days after the change.”Alex Wellstead, a press secretary at Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau’s Office, has received a #penalty of $250 from the #EthicsCommissioner for failing to disclose a material change related to assets within 30 days after the change.

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Saskatchewan’s election campaign officially underway

general election campaign is officially underway.Premier Scott Moe visited Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty on Tuesday asking him to dissolve the legislative assembly.The election will take place on Oct.

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Basic income rally held at Alberta legislature grounds amid looming CERB deadline

Guaranteed basic income emerges as top policy priority for Liberal MPs amid COVID-19 “This comes up now because people are looking for some form of support and this idea, which was kicked around for decades, seems like, ‘Hey this could work.’ The fact that I get a guaranteed income is really attractive in bad times and then when you have to pay for it in the good times, all of the sudden say, ‘Maybe I don’t like this idea so much,'” Concordia University economics professor Moshe Lander said.Lander says while a basic income could work, it would be challenging to get it right.“The government can’t keep running $350 billion deficits year after year.

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Former prime minister John Turner dies at 91

John Turner, Canada’s 17th prime minister, has died at the age of 91, according to multiple media reports.Marc Kealey, a former aide speaking on behalf of Turner’s relatives as a family friend, told the Canadian Press that Turner died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday night.Turner governed for just 79 days in the summer of 1984 after a difficult, decades-long climb to the top job.Born in 1929 in Richmond, England, Turner moved to Canada as a young child and grew up mostly in Ottawa, later moving to B.C.A decorated athlete, Turner once held the Canadian record for the 100-metre dash and qualified for the 1948 Olympics while a student at the University of British Columbia.

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Liberals to announce support for childcare, health care in upcoming throne speech

Liberal government is expected to prioritize childcare and health spending, including money for long-term care, in the upcoming throne speech.The Sept. 23 Speech from the Throne will reset the government’s agenda and define Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s priorities.

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Liberals hand over more than 5,000 pages of documents dealing with WE Charity decision

WE controversy to a House of Commons’ committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal information and cabinet secrets.The finance committee demanded the documents last month as it probes whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s relationship with WE Charity influenced the government’s ill-fated decision to have the organization run a $912-million student-volunteer program.

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Coronavirus aid bill negotiations continue, agreement in principle reached: sources

The House of Commons was expected to sit Tuesday for the tabling of legislation meant to provide economic support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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