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Politics NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has written to Canada’s premiers asking them to match his pledge to remove the GST from daily essentials by doing the same with their provincial sales taxes.  NDP leader wants premiers to remove PST from kids’ clothing, some groceries, home heating and otherContinue Reading

Poilievre’s office maintains tight control over what Conservative MPs say and do Radio-Canada’s Christian Noel explains how Pierre Poilievre’s office exerts tight control over Conservative MPs statements and actions. After two years of Pierre Poilievre as their leader, many Conservative MPs say they are much less free now than theyContinue Reading

Politics Service Canada has been holding off on mailing out 85,000 passports due to the labour dispute at Canada Post. Canadians can ask to pick up passports at Service Canada centresHolly Cabrera · CBC News · Posted: Nov 19, 2024 7:26 PM EST | Last Updated: November 20 Canada PostContinue Reading

Politics Minister of National Revenue Marie-Claude Bibeau has come out swinging against the whistleblowers behind recent reports that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is plagued by major gaps in fraud detection and has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in bogus refunds. The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada report that CRA hasContinue Reading

Politics The lawyer representing the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — tortured and killed in two of the most heinous crimes in modern Canadian history — says the justice system has let them down again by denying the victims’ mothers the opportunity to deliver their victim impact statements inContinue Reading

Politics Some Indigenous leaders are now backing calls for Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault to resign over conflicting claims about his family’s background. 2 Conservative MPs were booted from House after making comments about Boissonnault Holly Cabrera · CBC News · Posted: Nov 19, 2024 6:33 PM EST | Last Updated: 25Continue Reading

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the final leaders’ statement from the G20 summit in Brazil is not strong enough on the war in Ukraine. He is also expressing some concern about the impact U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House will have on global support for Ukraine.Continue Reading

Politics A debate that has jammed up the House of Commons for nearly two months now doesn’t appear likely to end any time soon, as neither the Liberals or Conservatives are showing signs of backing down. MPs have been debating a privilege motion since late September, putting other House businessContinue Reading

Politics A Canadian Armed Forces veteran, David Lavery, has gone missing in Afghanistan and has possibly been detained by the Taliban government, according to a network that supports vets. The Veterans Transition Network said it ‘appears likely’ the Taliban detained him David Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Nov 19,Continue Reading