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Politics As Canadian officials brace for president-elect Donald Trump to impose punishing global tariffs, a Republican senator from Idaho says he thinks the current North American free trade pact will protect Canada from those tariffs. Jim Risch also questions whether tariffs will be imposed on all imports entering the U.S.Continue Reading

As Ukraine’s allies gathered in Halifax on Friday for the International Security Forum, president Peter Van Praagh acknowledged the foreboding many felt following the election of Donald Trump. “Judging from today’s reports and traditional and social media, we might be forgiven for believing that Ukraine can no longer win the warContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis In a fundraising appeal this week, the Conservative Party told supporters that the Speaker was silencing Conservative MPs. Hours earlier, Radio-Canada had reported about the close control and scrutiny that Pierre Poilievre and his office impose over what Conservative MPs say and do. The Conservative leader’s office keeps aContinue Reading

Politics Some Canadian seniors say they’re feeling abandoned by the Liberal government’s latest inflation relief measure after learning they don’t qualify for it. Excluding nonworking Canadians stigmatizes vulnerable people, disability advocate saysHolly Cabrera · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2024 6:37 PM EST | Last Updated: November 23 PrimeContinue Reading

Politics Two premiers are asking Ottawa to cover the provincial cost of a federally imposed tax holiday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t commit to reimbursing provinces when asked about premiers’ concerns Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2024 3:28 PMContinue Reading

Politics Ontario has reached an agreement with the federal government that will see $108.5 million roll out over the next three years to help fund a school food program in the province.  Federal families minister says deal will feed an additional 160,000 kids Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Families, ChildrenContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis If the challenges posed by inflation were easy to overcome, more governments would have done so by now. Instead, a succession of elections have shown the current moment to be brutal for incumbent parties and politicians around the world. All around the world, persistent inflation is taking down governmentsContinue Reading

The federal government is asking Parliament to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending to cover the health-care costs of eligible refugees and asylum seekers — a budget line item that has soared in recent years as the number of these newcomers reached record highs. The Interim FederalContinue Reading

Politics·New A federally-imposed “tax holiday” could end up being costly for some provinces, and officials from two provincial governments said they were “blindsided” by the prime minister’s announcement Thursday that the federal government is suspending the sales tax for some goods. In the five provinces with an HST, the entireContinue Reading