british columbiaCanada Post has announced that it will resume operations on Tuesday, Dec. 17, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered them to return to work.Canada Post, Canada Industrial Relations Board announces company and union have reached an impassecanadian press · Posted: December 15, 2024 11:53 PM EST | Last updated: 3 hours agoCanada Post vehicles are left covered in snow at a distribution facility in Ottawa on Dec. 13 after a strike that lasted more than four weeks. (Patrick Doyle/Canadian Press)Canada Post has announced that it will resume operations on Tuesday, Dec. 17, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board…
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Voting will soon begin in the federal parliamentary by-election for the city of Cloverdale-Langley in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland.This comes roughly six months after former two-term Liberal MP John Aldag, who served as party president from 2015 to 2019 and from 2021, resigned to run for the B.C. NDP in the provincial election. It is about. Mr. Alderg lost the Oct. 19 vote to Herman Bang of the B.C. Conservative Party.Running for the Liberal Party in Cloverdale-Langley is Madison Fleisher, a local business owner and community leader.recent fleischer questions faced Local Métis community organizations commented on her claim to Indigenous…
The association representing RCMP officers said it is concerned about the province’s plan to increase overtime to support border security. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said the government will pay overtime to Mounties and commercial truck inspectors will also be involved in the effort. In addition, there will be additional support from conservation officers announced earlier this month. The move was in response to President Donald Trump’s demand that Canada tighten border security or face a 25% tariff. “We’re going to have the resources to make sure we secure our borders here in Manitoba,” Kinew said. But the National Police Federation…
The federal government released its long-awaited fall economic statement today, with weeks on end on a larger-than-expected budget deficit and the potential for other fiscal “pillars” that Ottawa has insisted on to keep the budget on track to collapse. This put an end to much speculation.Just last spring, in her 2024 Budget Speech, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland set out three “fiscal roadmaps” that demonstrate the government’s continued commitment to fiscal responsibility. The first is a promise to keep the budget deficit below $40.1 billion in 2023-2024.Last week, Freeland announced he would no longer commit to achieving…
All 13 Canadian prime ministers gathered in Toronto today to discuss issues including health care, energy security and Canada-U.S. relations, as President Donald Trump threatens to impose 25% punitive tariffs on all Canadian goods. They will discuss the state’s most important issues.The federation’s board meeting comes amid questions about how exactly Canada should respond to threats from the next U.S. president that, if carried out, could have devastating effects on the Canadian economy.Prime ministers have collectively expressed alarm over the threat, but they have also proposed a range of ideas to tackle the problem.Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who chairs the…
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will announce Monday that he will not seek re-election in Nova Scotia and will resign from federal cabinet during the next cabinet reshuffle, CBC News reported.Sources said a cabinet reshuffle could take place as early as Wednesday.A move to shake up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inner circle before the Christmas break comes as the prime minister and his senior advisers make more efforts to persuade former Bank of Canada chief Mark Carney to join the cabinet, according to senior Liberal Party officials. It is taking place during the start.Carney’s continued attempts to persuade him to join…
On December 8, 2024, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, a demonstrator holding a cardboard with the words “Leader of the Rebel Forces” written above an image of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol’s face appears in front of the National Assembly in Seoul. Participating in protests demanding his expulsion. Philip Fong | AFP | Getty ImagesActing President of South Korea Han Deok Soo The president moved to reassure allies and calm financial markets on Sunday, a day after Yoon Seok Yeol It was impeached He was then suspended for attempting martial law.According to the White House and Han’s…
The Liberals’ fall economic statement on Monday will show a higher-than-promised budget deficit and provide details on how the government will deal with the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration in the new year. It is expected that Government officials said the fiscal update will include measures to encourage business investment in Canada. The sources were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, but the government is wondering how to retain and attract capital to Canada in the face of an incoming U.S. administration with an “America First” policy. He said he is focusing on. On…
Canada’s northern premiers are pitching the federal government for defense spending as a way to shore up Arctic infrastructure and help meet NATO spending targets in the process. The call came after Canada announced a new Arctic foreign policy earlier this month pledging to boost investment in a wide range of areas, including critical mineral development, transportation and energy, but in particular funding for these areas. No promise was made to provide it. Mr. Ottawa said the policy complements the latest defense policy announced last April, which focuses on the Arctic and provides $200 million over 20 years to build…
If the Canadian government wants to work better with the next U.S. administration, it should consider scrapping some difficult policies, such as the controversial digital services tax, says former Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau. say. “I would like to step away from that and think about other places where we can move forward with mutual interest,” Morneau told CTV’s Question Period host Vassie Kapelos in an interview aired Sunday. “And we do it in a gentle way that recognizes that we need an enduring ability to work together.” Morneau said that when dealing with President-elect Donald Trump and the looming…
