The federal Liberals want to make virtual participation in the House of Commons a permanent option for members of Parliament and they are vowing to make sure that happens before any can go home for the summer. All parties agreed to create a hybrid workplace once MPs started returning to the House of Commons after…
Federal Liberals Want to Make Hybrid Work Permanent for Members of Parliament
Liberal Party’s Demand for Electoral-Reform Council Not a Priority, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t expect his government to move on electoral reform, despite his party membership calling for a national council to examine the issue. This weekend, grassroots Liberals voted in favour of a resolution that asks the government to create a national citizen’s assembly on electoral reform. The proposal notes that…
Insurance Association Warns Federal Dental Plan Could Lead Employers to Drop Coverage
An association of health insurance providers warns it might not be worth it for small businesses to provide dental benefits to some employees once the government launches a national dental plan, and is pitching a tax credit to convince them not to drop their coverage. The Liberals announced in their latest federal budget that they…
Liberals Introduce Legislation to Create a Corporate Ownership Registry
The federal Liberals are moving ahead with plans to create an ownership registry after promising to increase transparency about who owns and controls corporations. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has tabled legislation that would create a corporate beneficial ownership registry. The prospective registry is expected to have the goal of making it easier to identify owners of corporations…
Canadian Army Waiting for Air-Defence Systems as Ottawa Buys Equipment for Ukraine
The federal Liberal government’s plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn’t being bought for the Canadian Army. The Army has been without weapons to defend Canadian troops from enemy aircraft, rockets and drones since the last of its anti-air weapons were retired in 2012, and efforts to…
Canada’s Conservatives: ‘Small C,’ ‘Big C,’ and ‘in Name Only’
Commentary The provincial election in Ontario concluded uneventfully this summer, the contest for the leader of the Alberta United Conservative Party is in mid-swing, and, at the time of this writing, the federal Conservative leadership convention is just around the corner. For those who have been giddy at the prospect of replacing recent and current…
Liberals Bank on Child Care, Business Aid to Prod Growth in New Budget
OTTAWA—The federal Liberals are betting that billions more in debt will pay for itself with the economic growth fuelled by helping thousands of workers find jobs and small businesses adapt to shifting consumer behaviour. The government’s budget estimates its spending plan will create or maintain some 330,000 jobs next year and add about two percentage…
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