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11.03.2023 / 08:47

Vincent Ke resigns from Ontario PC caucus amid 2019 election interference allegations

Vincent Ke has resigned from the Progressive Conservative party following a Global News report of allegations by intelligence sources that Ke was involved in an election interference network directed by China’s consulate in Toronto.Ke, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Don Valley North, denies the allegations.“While the Global News allegations about me are false and defamatory, I do not want to be a distraction to the government and take away from the good work Premier Ford is doing for the province of Ontario,” he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter.Ke will now sit as an Independent.“Mr. Ke offered to step away from the Ontario PC caucus,” wrote Caitlin Clark, a spokesperson for Premier Doug Ford, in a statement.

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A closer look at MP Han Dong’s voting record on China

Toronto-area MP Han Dong is at the centre of a political firestorm following a Global News report that he allegedly spoke with a Chinese diplomat in 2021, advising Beijing to delay freeing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, according to two intelligence sources.

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Trudeau government set to introduce privacy bill aimed at protecting Canadians

Trudeau government is poised to introduce legislation aimed at better safeguarding the privacy of Canadians in the digital era.The bill, to be tabled as early as this week, would be a step toward realizing commitments set out in the mandate letter of Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains.

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Alberta premier supports federal assistance for Canadian airlines

Court denies request to dismiss case involving flight refunds, Canadian Transportation AgencyAlberta-based WestJet has announced it will refund travellers whose flights have been cancelled due to the pandemic.

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ANALYSIS: Trudeau government nears the record for leaving Parliament without a budget

Canada’s coronavirus deficit soaring to $343B as feds warn of ‘permanent change’ to economy Before becoming PBO, Page worked in the Finance Department helping to prepare budgets. These days, he’s the founding president and CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa.Page acknowledges that budget preparation would be significantly different in the current year but he’s convinced there is a way to do it.“It’s a different way of operating.

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COMMENTARY: Justin Trudeau doesn’t have much to gain from an election right now

stipulates, it must take place on the third Monday in the October of the fourth calendar year after the previous election.For minority governments, such as the current Trudeau government, it’s not as simple. They can also be brought down by losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons, which almost always triggers an election.Sometimes a minority government engineers its own defeat, like Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party did in 2011.

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COMMENTARY: Canadians want throne speech to focus on current problems, not ‘big picture’ ideas

COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and Canada needs a new plan. This is their opportunity for a big COVID reset.In addition to resetting the policy agenda to match pandemic-driven realities, this is also an important opportunity for the Trudeau Liberals to take back the narrative about their governing of the country.When the prorogation was announced on Aug.

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Canada’s Public Health Agency president resigns amid rising coronavirus cases

coronavirus without a leader, amid rising cases of the virus in some of Canada’s most populous provinces.In a letter to staff released by Health Canada, Namiesniowski said she needed “to take a break” and “step aside so someone else can step up” to lead the public health agency tasked with coordinating Canada’s response to COVID-19. Namiesniowski was appointed to the job in May 2019.Her resignation comes as caseloads of the virus have surged in Ontario, B.C.

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Liberals unveil $37B for CERB transition to new benefits, EI changes

Canada Emergency Recovery Benefit, the Trudeau government announced on Thursday $37-billion in fresh spending on new and revamped federal income support programs for workers affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.The new measures include broad, if temporary, changes to the Employment Insurance program and the creation of three new benefit programs for workers who do not qualify for EI. In addition, Ottawa plans to extend the current CERB program by another four weeks for a maximum of 28 weeks worth of emergency benefits.

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Liberal MPs call on Ottawa to tackle ‘national public health crisis’ of lead in drinking water

lead-contaminated drinking water which was exposed in communities across the country by a national investigation by 10 media outlets, including Global News and the Toronto Star.An open letter written by Hamilton MP Bob Bratina says the government “can and must” direct a portion of infrastructure spending designed to revitalize the post-COVID-19 economy into the “national public health crisis we face in the form of lead-contaminated drinking water.”The letter recommends the money be shared with provinces for:By Tuesday morning, the letter had attracted about 20 signatures of support from Liberal and Conservative MPs and senators.

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