Social development minister quiet on what budget has in store for her department | CBC News
But all signs point to a Progressive Conservative budget that will reduce spending, not increase it.
“It’s going to be a difficult budget,” Finance Minister Ernie Steeves warned earlier this year.c #nbpoli
UCP would cut youth minimum wage to spur job creation | CBC News
“That is not the way we treat working people and we will fight to make sure that that never happens,” she said.
“Work is work, and you don’t change how you value that work by judging who is or is not modest human capital. #abpoli #ableg
Doug Ford’s government is a government of grifters: Opinion | CBC News
It claims to be a truck-stop government: “For The People,” and other nonsense. That’s while holding $1,600-per-plate fundraisers — known as “cash-for-access” fundraisers back when the Liberals were doing it — after gutting the law that the previous administration put in place to stop wealthy stakeholders from purchasing access to provincial lawmakers. (After the Liberals had their fill, it should be noted.) #onpoli
How imported shrimp is bringing superbugs to Canada’s shores | CBC News
To test for the potential of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Marketplace bought 51 frozen shrimp products from major grocery stores in Calgary, Toronto, Saskatoon and Montreal, and sent them to a special lab at the University of Saskatchewan for analysis.
Nine of the products — or 17 per cent — were found to be carrying bacteria, such as E. coli and staph aureus, that showed resistance to at least one antibiotic. #cdnpoli
Liberal MPs vote for swift end to special justice committee meeting – iPolitics
Liberal MPs ignored shouts of a “cover up” and “shame” from the opposition and voted together to end the meeting. #cdnpoli