Wall Street billionaire talks Trudeau into changing course to benefit private investors
What a terrific idea! – except that it plans to do so in a way that will massively, needlessly drive up the costs and allow some of our prime national assets to be owned by foreigners.
The story begins with Justin Trudeau’s first bid to become prime minister in 2015.
Are Albertans Victimized or Angry?
Mr. Kenny’s notion that Alberta is paying Quebec’s bills simply isn’t true. Mr. Hopper crunches the numbers
for us in the article expecting us to believe it. Still, there are
three kinds of lies which are just as prevalent today as the first time I
heard them. There are lies, damned lies and statistics.
Despite pouring millions of tax dollars into a public inquiry investigating “foreign funding of Alberta anti-energy campaigns,” many environmental groups targeted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his right-wing allies say no one from the Inquiry has ever bothered to contact them.
Last week, Alberta’s Energy Minister announced the Inquiry’s final report would be delayed by another four months and require an additional $1 million cash infusion to complete its work after Commissioner Steve Allan missed his July 2 deadline.
Source: PressProgress
As some MLAs prepare to consider a private members’ bill on pension control on Monday, the Opposition says the Alberta government is withholding a key report that could shape their decisions.
According to law, an all-party committee of the legislature is supposed to discuss and release the annual report of the Heritage Savings Trust Fund by June 30 each year. A committee meeting scheduled for last week was cancelled and the report remains secret.
The Opposition NDP is accusing the United Conservative Party government of playing politics by delaying release of the latest report on Alberta’s $18-billion long-term savings fund.
Source: Status of Alberta’s nest egg Heritage Savings Fund unknown as annual report stalled | CBC News
Walking a ‘tightrope’: Bill Morneau and the path out of the pandemic economy | CBC News
The government built a system to help people stay home. Now, with the spread of the virus tamped down, it wants to get as many people as possible working again. In theory, the CERB could act as a disincentive to work. But if the supports are withdrawn too quickly, many could be forced into unsafe work situations.
Kevin Milligan, an economist at the University of British Columbia who recently joined the Privy Council Office as a special adviser, has laid out a plan that would see CERB recipients transferred to the EI system, with special attention paid to parents of young children, the self-employed and those with health concerns