The Prime Minister says the government will release a financial update next month. In his COVID-19 briefing Wednesday morning, Justin Trudeau was asked given the current fiscal uncertainty due to COVID-19, if there’s any value in such an update. “I think it will; be useful for people to see the scale and the details on […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken about the turmoil in the U.S after the death last week of a Minneapolis African-American man at the hands of police. At his pandemic update in Ottawa, Trudeau said meaningful action needs to continue to end racism. “The status quo where people face violence because of the colour of […]
OTTAWA — The federal government will fund provincial efforts to test people for COVID-19, track the contacts of those who test positive, and help different jurisdictions share data, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. The measures are essential because COVID-19 remains a serious health threat and the economy can’t fully recover until Canadians are confident […]
Seniors struggling to pay bills thanks to increased expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic, will soon have help from Ottawa. About 6.7-million seniors who receive old age security and the guaranteed income supplement will now be getting a one time, tax free top up. Seniors who receive old age security will get $300, and there will […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken the wraps off a new $9-billion support program for students who may not be eligible for current federal aid packages, or find summer jobs. At his COVID-19 briefing this morning, Trudeau has launched the Canada Emergency Student Benefit. “With this benefit you’ll get $1,250 a month, from May to […]
UPDATE – Ottawa Police say one person was killed and three seriously injured in a shooting in a central part of the city. Acting Inspector Francois D’Aoust says police believe the shooting was targeted and there was no active gunman. Police are looking for a suspect. UPDATE: Ongoing police operation on Gilmour Street #ottnews https://t.co/fqK6BA7X77 https://t.co/f4M2PfNKSo […]
OTTAWA — In 2019, federal Conservatives sought to draw voters in their direction with the slogan: “It’s time for you to get ahead.” But they didn’t get enough of those voters to form government, and so 2020 finds the Conservatives needing to figure out how to get ahead themselves. “There is an opportunity for the […]
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says he’s taking a lower-profile, more businesslike approach to being prime minister, having concluded that the focus on him and his lofty talk of values during his first mandate obscured his government’s concrete achievements on bread-and-butter issues. Trudeau’s new approach is a big departure for a leader who vaulted the Liberal party from […]
Canada’s finance ministers wrapped up a one day get together in Ottawa Tuesday, with federal minister Bill Morneau saying changes to the fiscal stabilization program won’t happen before the new year. Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said in a news scrum afterwards with the large volume of grain harvested, but with quality down, reviewing safety […]
OTTAWA — Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau is ordering his officials to come up with ways to soon change how Ottawa hands out money to cash-starved provinces, but left the details to be determined in 2020. Energy-rich provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan had put proposals on the table at Tuesday’s finance ministers meeting to expand […]
