Budget 2024 should include funding for disability benefit, Liberal MPs urge – National

Budget 2024 should include funding for disability benefit, Liberal MPs urge – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2024 1:38 pm Updated March 25, 2024 2:17 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dozens of Liberal members of Parliament are calling on the finance minister to set aside money for the Canada Disability Benefit in next month’s federal budget. In … Read more

Pension funds are Canada’s ‘crown jewels.’ Should they invest more at home? – National

Pension funds are Canada’s ‘crown jewels.’ Should they invest more at home? – National

Signals that Ottawa wants more domestic investment from Canadian public pension funds are being amplified by some members of the business community who argue there’s more these large pools of capital can do to boost Canada’s economy. But the pension plans themselves are pushing back against suggestions that anyone in government should dictate how they … Read more

Housing front and centre as Freeland meets with Eby

Housing front and centre as Freeland meets with Eby

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2024 9:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she stopped at a recently built downtown Victoria rental apartment building Monday before meeting with British Columbia Premier David Eby, where housing was slated to top the … Read more

RCMP ‘looking into’ incident involving Freeland, Rebel News personality – National

RCMP ‘looking into’ incident involving Freeland, Rebel News personality – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 10, 2024 7:25 am Updated January 10, 2024 7:31 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP is reviewing an interaction that had Rebel News commentator David Menzies arrested while trying to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland a question outside an event. Sgt. Kim Chamberland … Read more