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More nuanced, test-focused approach needed to reopen Canada-U.S. border, say experts

With reports of another rolling, 30-day extension to the closure of the Canada-U.S. border to non-essential crossings, border experts say little progress is expected as long as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the United States, while some say a more nuanced, phased approach should be taken in reopening the border. The border has been […]

It’s dictator or bust for Trump

OTTAWA—U.S. President Trump seems increasingly like a mad king—besieged on all sides, raging away in the wreckage of his castle, vowing defeat and destruction to his endless list of perceived enemies. His latest outrage, which led to renewed comparisons of the U.S. under Trump to a Third World dictatorship, came the night of July 10, […]

Feds’ COVID-19 relief measures for businesses should be more ‘agile,’ says Senator

Tony Loffreda

As the government moves toward a phased reopening of the economy, and shortly after it unveiled a projected $343-billion deficit last week, a Senate committee report is calling on Ottawa to tweak its relief programs to reflect a more “progressive” response that reaches more people, as one Senator put it.  Independent Senator Tony Loffreda (Quebec), […]

The lessons of COVID-19 apply to cybersecurity, too, and we must learn them

As security experts know, one of the biggest areas of risk is simple human nature. Consider that it was accepted wisdom that a global pandemic was a matter of when, not if. But in the face of so many competing, pressing, or timely priorities, it’s hardly surprising that pandemic planning sat at the bottom of […]

The price of everything and the value of nothing

HALIFAX—The King of Quip once said that the cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde could have been writing about how some people are reacting to the staggering sums run up in Canada’s fight against COVID-19. The Trudeau government is on track to post a deficit of $343.2-billion, and […]

The other side of Canada’s deficit coin

For every transaction in the economy, there is someone on the other side: someone who is paying money always has someone on the other side receiving it. Last Wednesday’s economic and fiscal snapshot revealed a historic $343-billion deficit, 15 times higher than where the federal deficit stood at the end of last year. This came […]

Opposition MPs decry lack of transparency around government’s COVID-19 advertising spending

Opposition MPs from the Conservatives, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois condemned the government’s spending plan for advertising related to the COVID-19 pandemic last week, following the allocation of an additional $48-million for the ad campaign in the most recent round of supplementary estimates. The government has already spent tens of millions on communications and […]