Côte St. Luc
PASSING OF PRINCE PHILIP: The city issued a statement April 9 on the passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. âThe City of Côte Saint-Luc mourns the passing of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. Apart from his role as royal consort to Queen Elizabeth II, and his lifetime of community engagement and philanthropy, it is worth recalling that he was also a veteran of the Second World War. Prince Philip visited Quebec 14 times during his lifetime, including during important times in the history of MontrealâExpo 67 and the 1976 Olympic Games. Our thoughts are with Queen Elizabeth II and the members of the Royal Family who have suffered a significant and sad loss. Flags at the Côte Saint-Luc City Hall [were] lowered to half-staff.â
Christopher Reynolds
The federal government has tweaked its housing and infrastructure plans in the budget, but held back on an overhaul. Charles Rochfort, left, and Jonathan Grenier work on a home as Quebec lifts the ban on residential construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic Monday April 20, 2020 in Deux-Montagnes, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz April 19, 2021 - 5:50 PM
OTTAWA - The federal governmenttopped up its housing and infrastructure plans in Monday s budget, but held back on an overhaul as homes and cities grow increasingly unaffordable.
In the first budget in more than two years, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland refreshed the Liberals 10-year, $70-billion housing strategy with an additional $2.5-billion commitment.
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Ottawa’s massive pandemic budget still falls short on measures needed to contain COVID-19 and on providing cash for affordable housing, while ignoring a call for billions in new health care funding, provincial and municipal leaders say.
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said Monday the new federal budget brings in nothing to stop new variants of COVID-19 at the borders or expand the supply of vaccines. And, he pointed out, it fails to deliver the massive infusion of baseline health care funding sought unanimously by all of the country’s premiers.
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to unveil a pandemic budget that includes an extension of wage and rent subsidies through to September, $100-billion of new stimulus money for housing, transit and green technology, and sets the stage for a national $10-a-day child-care program.
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