Conservatives set to release platform on Friday, after final campaign debate
I suppose this is so he can spend his time in the debate attacking Trudeau’s platform without having to defend his own.
Advance polls here in Edmonton start tomorrow on the 11th.
Abacus Data | Election Poll: Singh impresses at debate while Trudeau and Scheer break even
Elizabeth May left positive impressions with 39% and negative impressions with 16%.
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tribunal found that Ottawa’s conduct was “devoid of caution, with
little to no regard to the consequences,” and placed monetary
interests ahead of the human rights of First Nation children.
RCMP Is So Slow to Act on Access to Information Requests, It’s Under Investigation | The Tyee
The act requires federal agencies to provide requested information within 30 days. If they can’t meet the deadline, they are required to notify the person or organization seeking the information. If the expected delay is more than an additional 30 days, they’re required to notify the Office of the Information Commissioner.
But the RCMP failed to notify people requesting information that it would miss deadlines in almost two-thirds of cases in 2017-18. Its failure rate has jumped from 15 per cent in 2014-15, to 64 per cent in 2017-18.
He said the RCMP’s worsening record may represent a return to secrecy in government, especially around policing.
“The RCMP and law enforcement in general in this country have always been opposed to freedom of information,” Holman said.
A 1978 document by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police law amendment committee shows an attitude that continues today, he said.
COMMENTARY: If the economy is doing great, why is Justin Trudeau running deficits?
Governments will almost never hit the targets they say they will. If the economy is performing better than expected, they find new goodies to spend money on and taxpayers are left never knowing whether all the hyped-up economic news is telling the full story. Is the economy doing well or not? Is the federal government cash strapped or not? Is there enough money to pay for new massive government programs promised during an election or not?
There is one source I use as my go-to for an easy reference for how the federal government is doing managing our tax dollars. If you want to do your own analysis, bookmark this link to the Fiscal Reference Tables on the Department of Finance website.