With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expected to shuffle his cabinet as early as Wednesday, a string of Liberal ministers have confirmed they will not run in the next federal election. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett all announced this […]
Canadians eligible for the GST credit are expected to receive a special payment today to help with the rising cost of groceries. The payment, which the Liberal government is calling the grocery rebate, was promised in the spring budget to help Canadians cope with food inflation. The Canada Revenue Agency says approximately 11 million Canadians will receive […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing prairie premiers of distorting the words of his justice minister after comments David Lametti made at a meeting of Assembly of First Nations chiefs last week. Lametti told the meeting he would commit to “looking at” federal-provincial natural resource transfer agreements, after some chiefs called for Ottawa to repeal […]
The Saskatchewan legislative assembly passed new firearms legislation today that aims to put roadblocks in place when Ottawa starts a program to buy back banned guns. The legislation passed unanimously in assembly, receiving support from Saskatchewan Party government and Opposition NDP members. The bill requires RCMP, policing bodies or other agents to receive a licence […]
The federal government announced $59.5 billion of new spending over the next five years as part of a narrowly focused budget that also promises to find savings in the public service and increase tax revenues. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s budget, tabled in the House of Commons, has three main focuses: the clean economic transition, health […]
The Government of Canada and Saskatchewan have announced that parent fees for regulated child care in the province are set to be reduced to $10 a day starting on April 1 of this year. The Land of the Living Skies becomes one of the first Canadian provinces to achieve the milestone of joining Nunavut and […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers will meet in Ottawa February 7th in a bid to find a new funding deal for health care. The prime minister and his cabinet are on the third and final day of a retreat in Hamilton, Ont. ahead of the return of Parliament next week. Ongoing negotiations towards a […]
