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Politics Canadian manufacturers of masks and other equipment for protecting against COVID-19 are seeking more than $5 billion in damages from the federal government, saying Ottawa misled them about buying and helping to sell their products. Claim alleges misrepresentations resulted in $88M in investment losses, $5.4B in projected lost opportunitiesContinue Reading

Politics The federal government is considering covering the costs of birth control and diabetes medication as part of a national pharmacare plan currently being negotiated between the NDP and the governing Liberals. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has threatened to end deal with Liberals if pharmacare legislation isn’t tabled soon DarrenContinue Reading

Politics The Liberal government is rebranding its carbon tax rebate in an effort to make it clear to Canadians where the funds are coming from. Polling suggests a quarter of Canadians eligible for rebate believe they didn’t receive it Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Feb 14, 2024 2:55Continue Reading

Politics All federal government contracts with GC Strategies — the company at the centre of a blistering auditor general’s report about the federal government’s ArriveCan app — were suspended in November 2023 “out of caution,” Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos told reporters Wednesday. Ottawa’s contracts with GC Strategies have amountedContinue Reading

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday the federal government will stop investing in new road infrastructure — a comment that immediately drew attacks from the Opposition Conservatives and some premiers who said the climate activist turned politician is out of touch. Guilbeault later clarified his remarks, telling reporters Wednesday that heContinue Reading

Politics Canada is cutting another cheque for up to $60 million to help train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Wednesday as allies gathered in Brussels ahead of this week’s NATO ministerial meeting. U.S. representative resists calls to end American leadership of Ukraine defence allianceContinue Reading

Politics The future of the NDP’s supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals could hinge on competing proposals for pharmacare legislation the parties exchanged over the weekend, NDP health critic Don Davies said Tuesday. Agreement on single-payer pharmacare is one of the final sticking points, NDP says David Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Feb 13,Continue Reading

Politics Members of Parliament have invited several top executives from BCE Inc. and Bell Canada to testify later this month about the company’s decision to cut about nine per cent of its workforce this year. Parent company of Bell Media announced last week it’s cutting 4,800 positions The Canadian PressContinue Reading

Politics A Conservative member of Parliament says a future Conservative government would renegotiate Canada’s trade deal with Ukraine so it contains no reference to carbon pricing. Conservatives voted against modernized trade deal with Ukraine last weekThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 13, 2024 5:46 PM EST | Last Updated: 1Continue Reading