MONTREAL -- The City of Montreal won't promise to stop dismantling homeless encampments, in spite of a recommendation from a study it commissioned to find solutions to the growing problem of homelessness in the city. Read More … [Read more...] about Montreal will not stop taking down homeless encampments despite new report’s recommendation
Canada Infrastructure Bank on track to be $20 billion short of 2028 investment target: PBO
OTTAWA -- Parliament's fiscal watchdog is projecting that the Canada Infrastructure Bank will fall more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years. Read More … [Read more...] about Canada Infrastructure Bank on track to be $20 billion short of 2028 investment target: PBO
Court approves class-action lawsuit against Canada Post alleging illegal ‘drip pricing’ on shipping
A B.C. small business owner’s complaint that Canada Post uses illegal “drip pricing” in online shipping services has been certified by the Federal Court as a class-action lawsuit. Read More … [Read more...] about Court approves class-action lawsuit against Canada Post alleging illegal ‘drip pricing’ on shipping
MP pensions have increased 11.4% over last two years, according to new Treasury Board report
New numbers from the federal Treasury Board indicate that annual MP pensions averaged $81,140 last year. Read More … [Read more...] about MP pensions have increased 11.4% over last two years, according to new Treasury Board report
Jamie Sarkonak: The CRTC is trying to tell local newsrooms what to report. It needs to stop
It shouldn’t be the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s job to regulate the demographic composition of the people we see on television. Nevertheless, it’s become a growing CRTC priority — and a critical threat to media independence in Canada. Read More … [Read more...] about Jamie Sarkonak: The CRTC is trying to tell local newsrooms what to report. It needs to stop