A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes
Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget
Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility
The Ecuadorean diplomat tasked with shepherding the fourth round of talks for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa this week says the world cannot wait much longer for governments to get it right
Trudeau announces $5B-loan guarantee program for Indigenous communities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is offering $5 billion in loan guarantees to support Indigenous communities seeking ownership stakes in natural resource and energy projects.
Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change
The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors’ retirement savings
Canada to force plastic makers to report how much they make, reuse and recycle
Canada is seeking to get a better handle on how much plastic is being produced in the country by forcing companies that make it to report annually on what they produce
Feds don’t ‘care if they die,’ says lawyer helping Canadian children held in Syria
Five Canadian children are languishing in a squalid detention camp in northeastern Syria after Ottawa denied their mothers permission to come to Canada, says a lawyer fighting in court on behalf of the families
Feds targeting a dozen foreign grocery chains for expansion in attempt to increase competition
The federal government continues to seek a foreign grocery store operator to come to Canada in an effort to increase competition and provide more options to residents
Joly urges halt to escalating violence as Israel suspected of airstrike on Iran
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is once again urging Israel and Iran to prevent their long-running conflict from spiralling into a broader Middle East crisis
Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7
The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, but didn’t participate in the apparent attack, officials said
Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
The Speaker of Ontario’s legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it.
Liberals buck global trend in ‘doubling down’ on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid.
Budget 2024 sit down with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Fresh off tabling Budget 2024 in the House of Commons yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland sat down with OMNI Filipino for an exclusive interview to talk about a spending plan she says is “absolutely fiscally responsible.”
Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up
It’s now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders
Canada’s housing crisis is just one of many allocations in the 2024 federal budget
With billions of dollars in new spending announced today in the 2024 federal budget, Ottawa is attempting to try and…
Grocery inflation slows in March, but price growth at restaurants remains strong
Inflation on groceries continued to slow in March, rising just 1.9 per cent compared with a year earlier
Freeland to present federal budget today after teasing much of it in recent weeks
Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government plans to win back support from disgruntled Canadians worried about the cost of living.
Inflation rate increased to 2.9% in March as gas prices rose
Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate ticked higher in March than in February, boosted by higher gasoline prices.
Federal budget could include corporate, wealthy taxes amid new spending, expert says
The federal government is set to unveil its budget on Tuesday, and along with billions in spending promises already made, experts are predicting the fiscal plan will come with more taxes