Parents can apply with the Canada Revenue Agency starting today to receive the children’s dental benefit that the federal Liberals say is intended to provide cost-of-living relief to low-income Canadians but that critics say is a drop in the bucket. The benefit, to be used toward dental services, is available for children under 12 in […]
Add Premier Scott Moe’s name to the chorus of past and present elected officials calling out agitators’ behaviour against deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland was harassed by protestors shouting profanity and calling her a traitor as she entered an elevator in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Former deputy Conservative leader Lisa Raitt, current Alberta Premier Jason […]
Regina-Wascana MP Michael Kram is lashing out about the reports of the Liberal government conducting research on implementing a tax on home equity. Home equity is considered as one of the largest sources of retirement savings and investments for most Canadians. Kram feels the move would create a lot of frustration. “I think people want […]
The federal government has announced a cabinet shuffle Tuesday morning. Some of the highlights include former Health Minister Patty Hajdu will now become the Minister of Indigenous Services. Former procurement minister Anita Anand will take over as Minister of National Defence. Marie-Claude Bibeau remains the Federal Agriculture Minister, and former Indigenous Services Minister Carolyn Bennett […]
With the federal government expected to begin a 36-day election campaign on Sunday, the University of Regina’s political science professor Jim Farney is looking towards what will change coming up this time around. Farney says he has a hard time calling this a snap election due to the amount of talk about the potential election […]
A dispute over the scope and composition of a House of Commons committee will come to a head today in a vote that could trigger a federal election in the midst of the second deadly wave of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared that the vote on a Conservative motion to create a special […]
The minority Liberal government has reached a deal with the New Democrats over legislation to support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing the backing needed to survive a confidence vote on the throne speech. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday the agreement now includes widening workers’ access to sick-leave benefits during the pandemic. A component […]
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe did not seem confident when speaking about the Liberal government’s speech from the throne on Wednesday at the Saskatchewan legislature. He said the throne speech possesses “a number of vague promises” that consist of plans they have announced in the past, and in his opinion, does not address any of the […]
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has officially been named Canada’s new finance minister. Everyone in attendance wore a mask and the chairs were spaced well apart in Rideau Hall as Chrystia Freeland was sworn in on Tuesday afternoon as the country’s first female finance minister. She removed her mask as she took the […]
The blame game has started in the nation’s capital after MPs failed to give the unanimous consent needed to swiftly pass the government’s latest emergency aid bill. This morning from an Ottawa business, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted he was disappointed following a vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday night. Trudeau responded to questions […]
