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Chrystia Freeland,

Some small businesses are asking Freeland for more debt help

Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay home and sales to fall.
News, Politics | April 17th 2022

Budget 2022 creates Canada Growth Fund, to stimulate investment by businesses

The cash will come through existing dollars baked into the government’s fiscal framework.  
News, Politics | April 8th 2022
Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland,

Liberals may find more spending room in budget created by rising oil prices

The federal government may find itself with billions more in spending room on the back of soaring oil prices that experts say could lower the deficit, or give the Liberals space to fund a bevy of campaign pledges.
News, Politics | March 21st 2022
Police, Ottawa, Parliament, protesters, demonstrations, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.

MPs told of confusion, panic after Liberals' financial crackdown on convoy

The voice of Canadian credit unions says their members watched people make significant withdrawals after the federal government vowed a financial crackdown on the so-called "freedom convoy."
News, Politics | March 18th 2022
RCAF, CF-18, CFB Bagotville,

Russian invasion of Ukraine proves need to protect Canada's North: Norad

A senior Canadian general in charge of protecting North American airspace says Russia has the capability to strike this continent, bolstering the need for improved defensive systems.
News, Politics | March 18th 2022
Health Canada headquarters, Ottawa,

Window-blind makers ask Health Canada for regulation delay as COVID snarls supply chains

An association of window-blind makers is warning of a steep financial hit to companies, and potentially the loss of thousands of jobs, in a few weeks unless Health Canada delays enacting a new set of safety rules.
News, Politics | March 16th 2022

Sick leave on agenda for talks between labour minister, provinces

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says he plans to put paid sick leave on the agenda for a meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts to resolve a patchwork system of policies and workplace culture that may dissuade workers from staying home when ill.
News, Politics | February 25th 2022

Police in Ottawa, some on horseback, others in riot gear, arrest 70 and tow vehicles from protest site

Police officers descended on anti-government protesters in Ottawa on Friday, arresting 70 people and towing vehicles in a push to end a three-week occupation that has reverberated across Canada and around the world.
News | February 18th 2022

Low interest rates have not made housing more affordable

The parliamentary budget officer is warning that home ownership has become even less affordable through the pandemic for the average buyer, who may find it even tougher to get into the market unless prices drop.
News, Politics | February 18th 2022

House of Commons sitting cancelled for final police push against Ottawa protesters

The House of Commons will not sit today, February 18, 2022, to debate emergency measures the government has brought in to deal with the protest just outside its doors that is entering its fourth week.
News, Politics | February 18th 2022
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