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MPs set to sign off on proposed ‘GST holiday’ later today
7 小时之前 · Exactly one week after the embattled Liberal minority government unveiled their pitch to give Canadians a temporary break from paying the GST/HST on clothes and shoes, books, puzzles, restaurant meal, Christmas trees and other holiday staples, the House of Commons is poised to sign off on the proposal later today.
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Sanctions against hostage takers, House debate and employee rights on the agenda today
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says there’s a disconnect between recent good news on inflation and interest rates and how Canadians are feeling about the economy, something she said is being referred to as a “vibecession.”
Another stalemate in the Commons: Liberals, NDP in standoff over …
1 天前 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises to respond to questions from the opposition during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld The Liberal government’s proposed $250 rebate for working Canadians is still in limbo, as the federal government continues to ...
Canada needs fiscal discipline, not a GST holiday | iPolitics
22 小时之前 · The federal government just announced a holiday bonus for Canadians, in the form of GST relief on a variety of goods and services. This so-called “GST holiday” only applies to items the government deems “holiday essentials,” raising concern about its broader impact.
Trudeau, premiers to hold virtual first ministers’ meeting on Trump ...
1 天前 · In the wake of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a conference call with his fellow first ministers this afternoon.. As reported by iPolitics earlier this week, even before Trump went public with his threat, the premiers had co-signed a written request for ...
Standstill - iPolitics
2024年10月30日 · Good evening, readers. After weeks of rumblings about the future Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership and sabre rattling from the Bloc Quebecois about pushing for an election, it seems like we’re back to square one.
Two potentially make-or-break deadlines looming for embattled …
2024年10月27日 · While it’s becoming increasingly unclear whether last week’s push by an unknown number of Liberal MPs — at least two dozen, according to an unofficial tally by Radio Canada, and potentially twice as many, depending on who you ask — to convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down to allow someone else to lead the party into the next election still qualifies as an active caucus ...
FOLLOW LIVE: Liberals in close fight with Tories in Toronto
2024年6月24日 · Pollsters say the fact that there’s a tight race in Toronto-St. Paul’s signals just how dire the polling is for the Liberals — who are trailing the Conservatives by 15 to 22 points in most surveys.