CRA complaints on the rise as deep job cuts forecast: ‘I’ll be honest, we’re swamped’
Taxpayers’ ombudsperson François Boileau says his office saw record-high complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his office continues to be ‘swamped.’
Trump and his whooshing deadlines
Whatever happens at the upcoming Alaska summit, U.S. President Donald Trump will go on setting deadlines and then missing them.
Carney’s trade talks demand transparency
Shifting deadlines may require discretion, but that’s no excuse to shield national decisions from democratic oversight and public scrutiny.
A few familiar faces fill Minister Fraser’s justice office
Morgan MacDougall-Milne continues as director of litigation to the federal justice minister, while Keiran Gibbs has returned to the file as director of policy.
In the midst of a national climate crisis, Carney’s government falls silent
The words ‘climate change’ have barely passed Carney’s lips, nor did they feature in communiqués from June’s G7 summit in Alberta. It has been left to premiers, mayors, and Indigenous leaders to hold press conferences, comfort evacuees, and highlight the frightening reality of more intense, more widespread, more merciless fires.
Will Poilievre vs. Ford define the CPC leadership review?
This percolating conflict must worry Pierre Poilievre and his team as they prepare for the leadership review in January 2026. It’s bad enough that the Conservative leader must face a membership denied what seemed certain victory back in April; he may also have to combat Doug Ford proxies who may want a narrow vote of confidence on the currently seatless party leader.
Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope
First, it must closely monitor employment and housing trends for younger Canadians as it sets economic policy, and second, it must show that the system works for them, too, and they can have their own Canadian Dream.
Carney’s budget expected to be ‘consequential,’ as Canada faces unprecedented challenges from a volatile Trump, say politicos
Perrin Beatty, former president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says the government needs to give a clear indication to businesses what its plans are, and expects there will be some pretty tough news, as Canada’s fights a trade war with the U.S.
Carney will need to prove he can actually stand up to Trump, he campaigned on it
The United States holds tremendous economic leverage over us. For now, Canada is protected by the existing North American trade agreement and most of our exports to the U.S. are tariff-exempt. But the agreement will soon be renegotiated and that’s when the U.S. will apply real pressure.
Emergency Management Minister Olszewski to take part in ‘Pints and Politics’ event in Regina on Aug. 11
MONDAY, AUG. 11 Pints and Politics with Minister Olszewski—Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski hosts a “Pints and Politics” event. Monday, Aug. 11, at 5 p.m. CT at 2062 Albert St., Regina, Sask. Details: event.liberal.ca. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13 Webinar: ‘Breaking the Feed’—The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “Breaking the Feed: Does the attention economy undermine our […]
