Source: Staff The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, August 26, 2021 Liberals say this would generate a minimum of $2.5 billion per year over the next four years. The federal Liberals are pledging to make Canada’s profitable financial sector contribute billions of dollars annually to help people bounce back from the hard times of the COVID-19 pandemic.… Continue reading Trudeau Aims to Raise Big Banks Taxes to Pay For Pandemic Recovery
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Grocery Bags, Takeout Containers Included in Liberals Plastic Ban
Source: CTV News Saskatoon Staff, cbc.ca, October 08, 2020 When the ban comes into effect, stores will provide alternatives to plastic products, like reusable or paper bags in place of plastic. The end is coming for plastic grocery bags, straws and cutlery after the federal government announced today which single-use plastics will be covered by… Continue reading Grocery Bags, Takeout Containers Included in Liberals Plastic Ban
Sask. Appeal Court Overturns $26,000 Penalty Against Nurse for Online Posts
Source: CTV News Saskatoon Staff, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, October 07, 2020 Carolyn Strom, who identified herself as a registered nurse, wrote on Facebook that unnamed staff at her grandfather’s long-term care facility in Macklin, Sask., were not up to speed on delivering end-of-life care. SASKATOON — A Prince Albert nurse who authored a social media post critical… Continue reading Sask. Appeal Court Overturns $26,000 Penalty Against Nurse for Online Posts
Sept 30th Suggested as a Stat Holiday for Indigenous Reconciliation by Liberals
Source: The Canadian Press, ctvnews.ca, September 30, 2020 The Liberal government introduced similar legislation in February 2019 but the bill died in the Senate when the last federal election was called. OTTAWA — The Liberal government is reviving its effort to create a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential… Continue reading Sept 30th Suggested as a Stat Holiday for Indigenous Reconciliation by Liberals
Liberals fail to win support for latest CERB bill
Source: Amanda Connolly, globalnews.ca, June 11, 2020 The House of Commons is not scheduled to meet again until June 17th. Opposition parties have blocked a government attempt to debate and speed up the process of voting on a bill to adjust the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois, NDP and Greens all… Continue reading Liberals fail to win support for latest CERB bill
Federal budget: Liberals target key demographics, deficit projected at $19.8B
Source: Rachel Aiello, March 19, 2019 OTTAWA — The federal government is making targeted spending commitments aimed towards millennials, workers, and seniors in their 2019 pre-election budget, and are continuing to spend while posting deficits, with still no path to balance. The 2019 budget, titled “Investing in the Middle Class,” is the last of this government’s mandate.… Continue reading Federal budget: Liberals target key demographics, deficit projected at $19.8B
Climate, pipelines and NAFTA to dominate Liberal caucus meetings
Source: David Cochrane, CBC News, September 11, 2018 With an election a year away, Liberals meet in Saskatoon to come up with a roadmap With just 400 days to go until the next election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with his full caucus this week for the first time since his grand bargain on the environment… Continue reading Climate, pipelines and NAFTA to dominate Liberal caucus meetings
Documents show how Liberals put abortion, summer jobs on collision course
Source: Jordan Press, The Associated Press, April 24, 2018 OTTAWA – It was February 2017 when the first letter about anti-abortion groups and the Canada Summer Jobs program landed in Labour Minister Patty Hajdu’s office. The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada wanted Hajdu to keep crisis pregnancy centres – which offer an anti-abortion spin on pregnancy… Continue reading Documents show how Liberals put abortion, summer jobs on collision course
Liberals struggle to live up to their own standards of ‘openness and transparency’
Source: John Ivison, National Post, April 6, 2016 The first casualty of the era of open government may be … open government. Justin Trudeau has shrugged off two emerging political entanglements — the Parliamentary Budget Office’s criticism of the federal budget and blowback over a $500-per-ticket fundraising event with the justice minister — as inconsequential because of the Liberal policy… Continue reading Liberals struggle to live up to their own standards of ‘openness and transparency’