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Politics The federal government is backing away from its former goal of achieving net-zero in the national electricity grid by 2035 — but it is promising deeper emissions reductions in the energy sector after 2050. Federal government introduces more flexibility as it finalizes clean electricity regulations David Thurton · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Politics Canada plans to impose tariffs on a slew of Chinese products starting as early as next year, the government’s fiscal update says — part of the federal government’s wider investigation into imports from China. Tariffs will apply to solar products and critical minerals next year, more items in 2026ThomsonContinue Reading

Some Liberal MPs said Tuesday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can’t carry on as party leader after the humiliation of Chrystia Freeland’s public resignation from cabinet and another bruising byelection loss in B.C. The calls for Trudeau to resign are coming from some of the same people who have said he shouldContinue Reading

The federal government is promising a suite of measures to disrupt the flow of fentanyl and strengthen 24/7 surveillance of the Canada-U.S. border — including outfitting the RCMP with helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers and creating a new joint “strike force” to go after organized crime. Newly sworn-in Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, flankedContinue Reading

Politics Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet. Does it mean the end of her political career? Over the past decade, Freeland has handled some of the government’s toughest files Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2024 7:26 PM EST | Last Updated: December 17Continue Reading

Politics Freeland’s resignation pushes deficit news to one side on a very strange day in Canadian politicsMonday’s media lockup for the Fall Economic Statement (FES) will go down in history as one of the weirdest events in Canadian political history. Reporters assembled for a briefing were left waiting hours toContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis No minister is ever truly irreplaceable. But aside from Trudeau himself, no minister has been more central to this Liberal government than Freeland. Her explosive resignation is a shattering blow to Trudeau’s government. And it will be very hard for him to put the pieces back together again. No ministerContinue Reading

Politics The Liberal government unveiled $21.1 billion in new spending in its Fall Economic Statement, FES,  Monday detailing how it will invest new money in border security, the GST tax break and other measures. The FES also contained smaller nuggets of information regarding lesser known policy decisions and economic measures on aContinue Reading

The federal government tabled a fall economic statement Monday that calls for more than $20 billion in new spending and explains how last fiscal year’s deficit ballooned to $61.9 billion — but it was Chrystia Freeland’s abrupt resignation as finance minister and her questioning of her own government’s economic policy that sent Canadian politics into aContinue Reading