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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 Freeland's 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 incorporates decades of broader evangelical teachings restricting sexuality to within heterosexual marria...
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 it's 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 reimbursements; one member calls it a 'bit of a scandal' Posted: Apr 10, 2021 5:00 PM ET | Last Updated: ...
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 and plan for longer-term effects. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing y...
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 to funding work they either undertake themselves, or over which they maintain full "direction and con...