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The 2024 federal budget, tabled Tuesday, includes dozens of new laws and amendments that cover everything from updates to the Criminal Code to how public servants unwind. Here’s a closer look at some of the proposed legislation.  Establishing a ‘right to disconnect’Do you get calls and emails from your bossContinue Reading

Politics Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s predecessor Bill Morneau says there was talk of increasing the capital gains tax while he was on the job — but he resisted such a change because he feared it would discourage investment by companies and job creators. Former finance minister says the rich, corporations will thinkContinue Reading

Politics The federal government’s 2024 budget includes significant new spending on projects and programs — and it’s relying on revenue from a change to the capital gains inclusion rate to help pay for it. 2024 federal budget proposes tax hike for large profits on asset sales A cottage at GoContinue Reading

Politics An ArriveCan contractor who declined to answer questions during a committee appearance last month will face further questioning by MPs when he appears in front of the House of Commons this afternoon. No one has been questioned in front of the entire House in over 100 years Darren MajorContinue Reading

Politics The federal government is cracking down on potential tax cheats by introducing new measures to track cryptocurrency transactions and giving the Canada Revenue Agency more teeth to penalize taxpayers who refuse to disclose information it wants. CRA will get more information about crypto transactions in Canada Elizabeth Thompson ·Continue Reading

Politics·Analysis Heading into this week’s federal budget, one question loomed large: would new spending fuel inflation and make it harder for the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest rates? Freeland’s fiscal plan depends on a lot of things breaking right for the government Peter Armstrong · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics The new federal budget sets aside $2.72 billion in loans and donations for Ukraine in the current fiscal year, most of which is aimed at helping President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government keep the embattled country’s finances afloat. And a lot of that money is already out the door. Much of theContinue Reading

The Trudeau government’s eighth budget is aimed explicitly at the fact that, for many Canadians, life does not seem very fair right now. The present feels inequitable and the promise of a better future is not guaranteed. Various forms of the word “fair” appear on 123 of the budget’s 430 pages, notContinue Reading

Politics Tuesday’s federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were seeking. Benefit doesn’t cover enough people and does little to help those that are covered, advocates say Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Apr 16, 2024 7:12 PMContinue Reading