Trudeau drowned out by hecklers at Toronto funding announcement
Through the agreement, the federal government will contribute $530 million directly and another $810 million in loans over a decade.
As Trudeau took the podium, he could barely be heard over the hecklers.
National magazine covers reinforce Justin Trudeau’s political problems
This time, the two former cabinet ministers expelled from the Liberal caucus—Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould—appear side-by-side with the headline “Truth and Justice”.
Inside, readers can learn more about why the two politicians disagree with the prime minister’s office repeatedly raising the prospect of a deferred prosecution agreement for SNC-Lavalin.
The current cover stands in sharp contrast to last month’s Maclean’s cover, which showed a smiling prime minister being branded as “The Imposter”.
Prosecutor cited ‘gravity’ of alleged SNC-Lavalin offences: court documents
If I’m reading this right, SNC-Lavalin had requested a DPP with Kathleen Roussel, who is the Director of Public Prosecutions. They got turned down because they didn’t follow through on all the steps to attain one.
The prosecutor’s office also pointed to the “degree of involvement” of senior company officers and said the Montreal-based firm “did not self-report” the conduct that gave rise to the charges, SNC-Lavalin reveals in the court documents.
It would seem Jody Wilson-Raybould got fired for nothing. #cdnpoli #snc-lavalin
Martyn Brown: Booting Puglaas and Philpott out of the Liberal caucus is batshit crazy
But never have I witnessed someone turfed from their own party for doing the right thing and for refusing to do something patently wrong.
This might be a first in the Commonwealth: two MPs being ejected from a governing party caucus for refusing to do or support activities that might even turn out to be criminal in their inappropriate application and/or means of execution.
Investment is flowing out of Canada and into U.S. after tax changes, RBC president says | CBC News
RBC president and CEO Dave McKay discussed some of his
biggest concerns about Canadian competitiveness, particularly those
related to recent U.S. tax reforms, during a recent interview.
McKay told The Canadian Press that a “significant” investment
exodus to the U.S. is already underway, especially in the energy and
clean-technology sectors.