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PETER JARRETT – HEALTH SPENDING The influential Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says Canadian governments desperately need to clamp down on their health...
View ArticleTom Reid
On the Monday October 25th edition of GFB: Tom Reid, director of consumer solutions for TransUnion.ca discussed how people are spending way beyond their means. He provided tips and information on how...
View ArticleHoliday Debt Hangover
Wondering how to recover from your holiday debt hangover? Want to avoid it next year? Laurie Campbell, Executive Director of Credit Canada, offers steps & strategies to get back on track after the...
View ArticleFLAHERTY SAYS WEAKER ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL AFFECT GOVERNMENT
A warning from the federal finance minister. Jim Flaherty met with economists Friday and told them the government will take a “significant” hit from weaker economic growth prospects. He says he intends...
View ArticleSPENDING AUDIT EXTENDED TO ALL SENATORS
The Conservative Party leader in the Senate says she plans to ask the auditor general to look into all the expenses of the upper chamber. Senator, Marjory LeBreton will introduce a motion Tuesday...
View ArticleSENATE PASSES MOTION TO HAVE A-G INVESTIGATE SPENDING
The Senate has passed a motion calling on the Aauditor General to investigate the way the Upper Chamber handles taxpayers’ money. The motion has enough latitude that Michael Ferguson could examine...
View ArticlePAMELA WALLIN BREAKS SILENCE ON SENATE SPENDING
Former Senator, Pamela Wallin broke her silence concerning the spending scandal surrounding her. In an interview with the CBC Wallin denied she had a sense of entitlement. She also said that the...
View ArticleNOT MUCH SPENDING EXPECTED IN TUESDAY’S BUDGET
Canada’s Finance Minister, Jiim Flaherty, says he’s going to eliminate the deficit in 2015. That’s the same year as the next election. Because of that we’re not likely to see much new spending in...
View ArticleFEDERAL BUDGET LIGHT ON SPENDING HEAVY ON PROMISES
Details of the Harper Government’s budget have been revealed in the House of Commons. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the budget is nearly balanced with a $2.9-billion deficit. It also features a...
View ArticleMARCHERS SUPPORT SCIENCE AROUND THE WORLD
Marchers around the world took to the streets on Saturday to take part in The March For Science, demonstrating against attacks on the scientific community, and to give scientists and the work they do a...
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CITY: BUSINESS UP IN KING ST PILOT PROJECT AREA
The latest monthly update from the City about the King Street Transit pilot project shows spending at businesses in the neighbourhood has actually increased since the start of the pilot last November....
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TRUMP LIED: EMMANUEL MACRON
Prime Minister Trudeau says Canada WILL increase its defense spending by 70 per cent over the next decade, reversing years of declining spending by most NATO Countries. At a news conference wrapping up...
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TRUMP: CANADA ”SLIGHTLY DELINQUENT” ON MEETING NATO’S DEFENCE SPENDING TARGET
Donald Trump has demanded all NATO allies meet the threshold of spending 2% of their Gross Domestic Product on the military. On the eve of the alliance’s 70th anniversary celebration in London, the...
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FAO: ‘SIGNIFICANT RISK’ FORD GOVT SPENDING COULD FALL SHORT OF HEALTH,...
The way Ontario’s fiscal watchdog sees it, there’s a ”significant risk” the Ford government’s spending will fall $5-billion shy of what’s required for education and healthcare. Financial Accountability...
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FEDERAL WATCHDOG: DEFICIT COULD TOP $252B
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely push Canada’s deficit to $252.1-billion for the year. The Parliamentary budget officer’s estimate is based on the nearly $146-billion in spending measures announced by...
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COUNCILLOR KARYGIANNIS REMOVED FROM OFFICE … AGAIN
Jim Karygiannis has lost his Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt council seat a second time. A panel of three justices from Ontario’s Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier decision. Karygiannis was first...
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TRUDEAU: NO ANCHOR IN ”ROBUST” BUDGET UPDATE, DATE STILL UNKNOWN
Government officials have started working on a ”robust” budget update promised in the throne speech, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not saying just when Canadians can expect to see it. He told a...
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