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MPs pass legislation for COVID-19 supports after opposition limits government’s powers | CBC News

Following a day of tense negotiations, MPs began debating the bill in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, and a vote took place shortly after.

Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez said it’s now up to the Senate to approve the bill. Senators will begin reviewing the legislation just after 10 a.m. ET.

Earlier on Tuesday, Conservatives raised objections to what they dubbed a Liberal “power grab.”

March 25, 2020

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Tim Hortons’ Parent Company Dismisses Calls From Shareholders For Stronger Health and Safety Policies

The parent company of Tim Hortons is brushing off calls for the company’s board of directors to oversee a new restaurant-wide policy on “decent work” that covers wages, paid sick days as well as other health and safety measures.

“We don’t think now is the time to be talking about (that) shareholder proposal,” Restaurant Brands International told PressProgress in a statement.

The company recently faced calls to “boycott Tim Hortons” after PressProgress reported some of its franchises were requiring workers to get doctor’s notes in order to take unpaid sick leave during the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020

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Government’s COVID-19 aid package stalled in the House as negotiations continue | CBC News

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet told reporters late Tuesday that the Liberals dropped some of their more contentious requests — like tax-and-spend powers until December 2021 — and the bill should go to a vote now to help the million Canadians now temporarily out of work as a result of COVID-19 measures.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh urged the government to rework the legislation by carving out the aid package as one bill — and repackaging some of the requested new cabinet spending and borrowing powers as a separate piece of legislation that can be debated another day.

March 25, 2020

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Trudeau leaves door open to using smartphone data to track Canadians’ compliance with pandemic rules | CBC News

“I think we recognize that in an emergency situation we need to take certain steps that wouldn’t be taken in non-emergency situations, but as far as I know that is not a situation we’re looking at right now,” he said.

Bell Canada has said it’s willing to share personal information with governments if called upon.

March 25, 2020

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No New Money For Oil and Gas Companies—Give It To Workers—Say Large Collection of Groups Representing More Than One Million Canadians – Environmental Defence

The letter states:

The federal government has the opportunity with this stimulus package to immediately and directly support workers in Alberta and across the country while also investing in what is needed to grow and support a low carbon economy, and the kind of economy that can weather storms.

The Federal government should not provide a bail out to oil and gas companies in the form of share purchases or loan guarantees, said groups.

March 24, 2020

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