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With one budget, Freeland overturned 3 decades of political orthodoxy Most members of Parliament grew up in a political culture that embraced the Reagan-Thatcher school of low taxes, light regulation and small government. Thanks to the pandemic — and Finance Minister Chrystia Freelands new budget — that era arguably came to an end this week. Social Sharing

The anti-Asian shootings at three massage parlours in Atlanta, Ga., in March 2021 have complex religious elements. Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in the attacks. The alleged shooter emerged from an evangelical “purity culture” that teaches a narrow view of sexuality, often with racial undertones. Purity culture has both specific and broad meanings. It directly refers to a 1990s wave of practices of “extreme abstinence,” mainly directed at women. But it also incor...

Some NDP members call on party to stop clawing back campaign rebate cash As the federal NDP prepares to spend double what it did in the 2019 election on the next campaign, some grassroots members say its happening off their backs. New Democrat headquarters in Ottawa is keeping 100 per cent of all Elections Canada campaign expense reimbursements that usually flow to candidates and benefit electoral district associations. Social Sharing Party central is collecting 100 per cent of campaign reimbu...

Article content Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce chief executive Victor Dodig expects the economy will recover quickly as COVID-19 restrictions ease, but that policymakers will need to implement safeguards to protect households and businesses from rising interest rates. Dodig echoed the sentiment of many economists and financial executives during the bank’s annual meeting on Thursday, saying that Canada’s decision-makers need to look beyond the pandemic-ravaged economy’s initial rebound...

Mia Rabson Senator Ratna Omidvar, left to right, Senator Rosemary Moodie and Senator Peter Harder pose for a photograph outside the Senate Chamber in Ottawa on February 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand March 17, 2021 - 11:47 AM OTTAWA - Independent Sen. Ratna Omidvar says the Income Tax Act is perpetuating systemic racism and colonialism in Canada in how it deals with charitable organizations. She is pushing for changes that would stop limiting charities t...

Tax code for charities contributes to systemic racism: Ontario Sen. Ratna Omidvar Poll Too strict Senator Ratna Omidvar, left to right, Senator Rosemary Moodie and Senator Peter Harder pose for a photograph outside the Senate Chamber in Ottawa on February 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand OTTAWA – Independent Sen. Ratna Omidvar says the Income Tax Act is perpetuating systemic racism and colonialism in Canada in how it deals with charitable organizations. She is pushing for changes...

Article content Recently, Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, told the House of Commons that Canada is considering creating a registry of foreign agents, along the lines of Australia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act and the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act. It seems like a no-brainer to expect transparency whenever someone takes a foreign state’s money in expectation that they will commensurately serve the interest of the funder. But plea...

Terry Pedwell The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is seen from Gatineau, Que., Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand February 20, 2021 - 4:30 AM OTTAWA - More than one in three federal public servants were granted paid time off work during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a cost exceeding $800 million, according to a Treasury Board document. At the onset of the pandemic, civil servants were told to work from home if possible, to...

OTTAWA - More than one in three federal public servants were granted paid time off work during the f...

The Globe and Mail Mira Sucharov and Bernie Farber Bernie Farber Published February 18, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press Mira Sucharov is a professor of political science and University Chair of Teaching Innovation at Carleton University....