Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States.
Source: CBC News (Politics)
Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she’s going to put Canada Post’s latest offer to unionized postal workers up for a vote as soon as possible.
Global trade will be a major focus at next week’s G7 summit as world leaders gather in Alberta, including U.S. President Donald Trump, who will be making his first appearance at a major international event since returning to the White House in January.
The Strong Borders Act introduced by the Carney government partly to mollify U.S. concerns about the border also contains a fresh attempt to expand police powers to access data about internet subscribers that has previously been rejected by courts as overly intrusive.
The news is about to be flooded with the latest from the Group of Seven as some of the world’s most powerful leaders travel to the Canadian Rockies next week for high-level meetings on major issues.
The parliamentary budget officer says an eligible first-time homebuyer would save an average of $26,832 in sales tax on the price of a newly built home under Ottawa’s latest housing proposal.
Holding the country together has always been one of the primary tasks of a Canadian prime minister. But it’s fair to say that responsibility may weigh heavier on Mark Carney than it has on any prime minister since Jean Chrétien.
Former deputy finance minister and business executive Michael Sabia has been named the next head of Canada’s public service.
A statement from Public Safety Canada says more than 12,000 guns have been bought back from businesses in the first phase of the program. But the federal department says it is still working to identify which, if any, will go to Ukraine.
In a sign that Canada and the U.S. are making progress toward some sort of trade agreement, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned about the existence of a working document outlining details of a potential deal.
