Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Five things to know about the Liberals government’s 2017-18 budget: 1. There’s no plan to balance it. The Liberal government continues to push for increased spending - though not ...

OTTAWA - The Liberals checked off many of their remaining promises to veterans in Wednesday’s federal budget, but left one big priority marked incomplete: giving injured ex-soldiers pensions for...

OTTAWA - If there’s an example in Wednesday’s federal budget of challenges President Donald Trump presents to the Liberal government’s lofty goals, it’s in the measly five para...

OTTAWA - Some miscellaneous measures from the federal budget handed down Wednesday: - The budget allocates $9.6 million in existing money for marijuana “education programming and surveillance ac...

OTTAWA - Canadians who drink, smoke, use ride-sharing services like Uber or rely on public transit will be paying more thanks to changes in the federal budget. Finance Minister Bill Morneau also said ...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s federal budget Wednesday spelled out part of the federal government’s policy playbook when it comes to giving future workers cutting-edge skills in...

OTTAWA - A federal budget billed as helping Canadians better navigate the modern-day economy cashed out Wednesday on a 71-year-old program that used to be a cornerstone of helping people plan for thei...

OTTAWA - Cities and affordable housing providers will find themselves with $11.2 billion more to spend on new and existing units over the coming decade, part of a multi-pronged push detailed in Wednes...

OTTAWA - The federal government is projecting slightly smaller annual budget shortfalls in the years ahead and placing “big bets” on hand-picked sectors of the economy that the Liberals ar...

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to spend $7 billion over the next decade to help ease the burden of child care costs, part of a slew of new long-term spending targeting families. The details out...