Politics This Morning: Changes to foreign investment law incoming
Plus, the Bank of Canada unveils its latest interest rate decision.
Feds had concerns over upholding diplomatic protection obligations as convoy ensnared dozens of embassies
Constant honking noise and gas fumes disrupted work in the many embassies in Ottawa’s downtown core.
Experts eager to see Canada’s African strategy brought forward to address perception of neglect
‘The truth of the matter is it is a policy that should have been crafted yesterday,’ says University of Western Ontario professor Thomas Tieku.
‘I’m concerned with the lack of rigour’: AG flags poor effort recovering billions in suspected COVID-19 overpayments, with sole focus on speed of delivery
COVID‑19 benefit programs cost Canadians about $211-billion during the audit period, but about 14 per cent of the payouts, or $30-billion, need to be investigated and $4.6-billion the audit deemed as outright overpayments.
Politics This Morning: AG reports on COVID performance
Plus, a UN appointee weighs in on the chemicals management bill.
‘Procedural cat-fishing’: final proposal for Nova Scotia riding redraw raises ire
As of Dec. 5, three redistribution commissions—for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—have tabled final proposed boundary changes with the House of Commons.
Speculation starts about a potential cabinet shuffle
‘January is a good time for a reset because it sets the table for the year and then you get your cabinet in place for the upcoming federal budget in the spring,’ says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.
Trudeau, ministers emerge from Rouleau Commission testimony ‘relatively unscathed,’ say insiders
Pollster Nik Nanos said the inquiry reinforced what most Canadians already knew, which was that there was a ‘hot mess’ between different law enforcement agencies, and between the federal government and provinces such as Ontario and Alberta.
‘Stay the course’: reporters, editors discuss strategies for combating online hate with Mendicino
Catherine Tait of CBC said a survey by Reporters Without Borders had found three quarters of journalists had experience harassment.
Increasing inflation top of mind for feds, PSAC in stalled contract negotiations as union puts pressure on Treasury Board
Meanwhile, Kevin Page says ‘the government is going to have to communicate that there’s going to be a real wage loss that’s going to be experienced by public servants, and to be honest, it’s going to be experienced by just about everybody.’
