💰📈Canada's annual inflation rate rose 3.4% in December
Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.4 per cent in December.
Statistics Canada released its consumer price index report Tuesday, showing inflation ticked up from 3.1 per cent in November, largely because of a sharper decline in gasoline prices a year ago compared with last month.
Economists were widely expecting this rise due to a base year effect, which refers to how price movement from a year ago affects the calculation of overall inflation.
Grocery prices in December were up 4.7 per cent from a year ago, matching the pace of increase in November.
The Bank of Canada is broadly expected to continue holding its key interest rate at five per cent as most economists are convinced interest rates are high enough to quash inflation.
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Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.4 per cent in December.
Statistics Canada released its consumer price index report Tuesday, showing inflation ticked up from 3.1 per cent in November, largely because of a sharper decline in gasoline prices a year ago compared with last month.
Economists were widely expecting this rise due to a base year effect, which refers to how price movement from a year ago affects the calculation of overall inflation.
Grocery prices in December were up 4.7 per cent from a year ago, matching the pace of increase in November.
The Bank of Canada is broadly expected to continue holding its key interest rate at five per cent as most economists are convinced interest rates are high enough to quash inflation.
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🛢Alberta’s record high oil output edges out China’s total production in 2022
Oil production in Alberta rose above four million barrels a day for the first time last November. According to the Alberta Energy Regulator’s website, total oil production shot up by 336,822 barrels per day, bringing it to a total daily of 4.16 million, the highest on record since 2010.
The province even outpaced China’s average output in 2022. Including the other provinces, Canada is now the world’s fourth-largest oil producer.
The expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs from Alberta out to B.C.’s Pacific coast is scheduled to begin this year. This has led to a surge in production, as companies prepare for what will now allow them to export an additional 590,000 barrels daily.
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Oil production in Alberta rose above four million barrels a day for the first time last November. According to the Alberta Energy Regulator’s website, total oil production shot up by 336,822 barrels per day, bringing it to a total daily of 4.16 million, the highest on record since 2010.
The province even outpaced China’s average output in 2022. Including the other provinces, Canada is now the world’s fourth-largest oil producer.
The expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs from Alberta out to B.C.’s Pacific coast is scheduled to begin this year. This has led to a surge in production, as companies prepare for what will now allow them to export an additional 590,000 barrels daily.
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🏠📈 Home prices in Greater Montreal have soared 30.6% since 2019: report
Housing affordability in Montreal has deteriorated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows.
Residential real-estate prices in the Greater Montreal area soared 30.6 per cent between the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2023.
Although the median price of a single-family detached Montreal-area home dropped 2.5 per cent in the last three months of the year, it nevertheless rose 4.7 per cent from 2022’s final quarter to reach $629,700. Fourth-quarter condominium prices rose 1.1 per cent year-over-year to $450,200.
Despite the higher interest rates, home prices in Montreal have largely held up because of two key factors: a dearth of available homes and a continuing inflow of immigrants.
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Housing affordability in Montreal has deteriorated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows.
Residential real-estate prices in the Greater Montreal area soared 30.6 per cent between the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2023.
Although the median price of a single-family detached Montreal-area home dropped 2.5 per cent in the last three months of the year, it nevertheless rose 4.7 per cent from 2022’s final quarter to reach $629,700. Fourth-quarter condominium prices rose 1.1 per cent year-over-year to $450,200.
Despite the higher interest rates, home prices in Montreal have largely held up because of two key factors: a dearth of available homes and a continuing inflow of immigrants.
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⚛️ Alberta’s Capital Power partners with Ontario Power Generation to build province’s first nuclear power reactor
An Alberta power producer aims to build the province’s first nuclear power reactor by 2035.
Capital Power Corp. announced Monday a new partnership with Ontario Power Generation (OPG), operator of a large reactor fleet.
Over the next two years, the companies will jointly assess the viability of building small modular reactors in the Western province. If actually constructed, those SMRs might be jointly owned and operated, OPG says.
The government of Premier Danielle Smith has consistently expressed interest in SMRs, and the province has collaborated with Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick on a plan to deploy them nationally.
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An Alberta power producer aims to build the province’s first nuclear power reactor by 2035.
Capital Power Corp. announced Monday a new partnership with Ontario Power Generation (OPG), operator of a large reactor fleet.
Over the next two years, the companies will jointly assess the viability of building small modular reactors in the Western province. If actually constructed, those SMRs might be jointly owned and operated, OPG says.
The government of Premier Danielle Smith has consistently expressed interest in SMRs, and the province has collaborated with Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick on a plan to deploy them nationally.
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🇨🇦🇺🇸Another Trump presidency will not be easy for Canada - PM Trudeau
If Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November, it will be "a step back" that makes life tough for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
Trudeau had rocky relations with Trump during his first four-year White House term. In 2018, Trump accused Trudeau of being weak and dishonest.
Trudeau said in French during a discussion hosted by the Montreal chamber of commerce.
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If Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November, it will be "a step back" that makes life tough for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
Trudeau had rocky relations with Trump during his first four-year White House term. In 2018, Trump accused Trudeau of being weak and dishonest.
It wasn't easy the first time and if there is a second time, it won't be easy either. But we can't imagine a day when it will ever be easy with the Americans. The main responsibility for any prime minister is to represent and defend Canada's interests ... we've been able to do this very well these past few years.
Trudeau said in French during a discussion hosted by the Montreal chamber of commerce.
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💰Tension between Toronto and Trudeau government inflamed by 2024 tax hike
As Toronto continues to gaze inward at its own tax proposals, a local Liberal MP has shared their outrage at the city’s decision to separate a portion of its proposed tax increase to blame the federal government for.
🔹The city’s budget chief warned that if the federal government didn’t commit to addressing the growing issue of shelter costs for refugees and asylum seekers, Toronto would have no choice but to increase taxes by an additional six per cent.
Calling it “the Federal Impacts Levy,” the tax is by design intended to elicit a federal response.
On Tuesday, Etobicoke Centre Liberal MP Yvan Baker responded to the threat angrily, taking a swing at Mayor Olivia Chow and accusing her of failing to find savings elsewhere. Baker said the city has received record funding from the Trudeau Liberals, including funding last summer to help cover the refugee crisis.
🔹Budget chief Shelley Carroll said the issue has been growing since the city first began engaging with the Trudeau government last spring. Hundreds of people continue to arrive at Pearson airport, and Carroll pointed out that Toronto doesn’t have the jurisdiction to manage the influx.
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As Toronto continues to gaze inward at its own tax proposals, a local Liberal MP has shared their outrage at the city’s decision to separate a portion of its proposed tax increase to blame the federal government for.
🔹The city’s budget chief warned that if the federal government didn’t commit to addressing the growing issue of shelter costs for refugees and asylum seekers, Toronto would have no choice but to increase taxes by an additional six per cent.
Calling it “the Federal Impacts Levy,” the tax is by design intended to elicit a federal response.
On Tuesday, Etobicoke Centre Liberal MP Yvan Baker responded to the threat angrily, taking a swing at Mayor Olivia Chow and accusing her of failing to find savings elsewhere. Baker said the city has received record funding from the Trudeau Liberals, including funding last summer to help cover the refugee crisis.
🔹Budget chief Shelley Carroll said the issue has been growing since the city first began engaging with the Trudeau government last spring. Hundreds of people continue to arrive at Pearson airport, and Carroll pointed out that Toronto doesn’t have the jurisdiction to manage the influx.
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Jordan Peterson says he's willing to risk licence over social media training after losing court battle
Jordan Peterson says “the war has barely started” after losing his bid to have the courts bar the College of Psychologists of Ontario from ordering him to undergo remedial social media training.
On Tuesday, a panel of three judges with the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed Peterson’s motion for leave to appeal an earlier decision by the Ontario Divisional Court.
Peterson wrote on X.
Peterson said that the college had “won this round,” but the war is not over.
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Jordan Peterson says “the war has barely started” after losing his bid to have the courts bar the College of Psychologists of Ontario from ordering him to undergo remedial social media training.
On Tuesday, a panel of three judges with the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed Peterson’s motion for leave to appeal an earlier decision by the Ontario Divisional Court.
A higher court in Canada has ruled that the Ontario College of Psychologists indeed has the right to sentence me to re-education camp. There are no other legal avenues open to me now. It’s capitulate to the petty bureaucrats and the addle-pated woke mob or lose my professional licence.
Peterson wrote on X.
Peterson said that the college had “won this round,” but the war is not over.
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🩺 Montreal doctor suspended for three months after argument over patient's pronouns
A Montreal doctor has been suspended for three months after arguing with a transgender patient about the use of pronouns and whether or not the patient was a woman.
The decision was handed down on Jan. 3 by the disciplinary board of the Collège des Médecins du Québec, the province’s medical college, against Dr. Raymond Brière.
It lists one count of failure to behave irreproachably towards a patient and one count of failure to ensure medical follow-up of a patient. The penalty was determined to be three months suspension for the first count and two months for the second, but they have been imposed concurrently. The doctor entered a plea of guilty on both counts.
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A Montreal doctor has been suspended for three months after arguing with a transgender patient about the use of pronouns and whether or not the patient was a woman.
The decision was handed down on Jan. 3 by the disciplinary board of the Collège des Médecins du Québec, the province’s medical college, against Dr. Raymond Brière.
It lists one count of failure to behave irreproachably towards a patient and one count of failure to ensure medical follow-up of a patient. The penalty was determined to be three months suspension for the first count and two months for the second, but they have been imposed concurrently. The doctor entered a plea of guilty on both counts.
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🏠Ford government failed to meet its own housing targets in 2023
The Ford government failed to meet its own housing target in 2023, new figures reveal, putting the province further behind in its goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031.
According to the latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, there were a total of 85,770 housing starts in the province in 2023, which is just 78 per cent of the 110,000 target.
The 2023 number represented a seven-per cent drop from 91,885 the year before in 2022.
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The Ford government failed to meet its own housing target in 2023, new figures reveal, putting the province further behind in its goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031.
According to the latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, there were a total of 85,770 housing starts in the province in 2023, which is just 78 per cent of the 110,000 target.
The 2023 number represented a seven-per cent drop from 91,885 the year before in 2022.
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🩺🦷New dental care plan leaves out 4.4 million uninsured Canadians
As the federal government's national dental coverage program continues to roll out, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that the plan leaves too many Canadians without coverage and need an additional $1.45 billion in funding.
In order to qualify for the Canadian Dental Care Plan applicants must have a household income of less than $90,000 and have no existing dental insurance. But in its "Missing Teeth" report released Tuesday, the CCPA says the income criteria is too restrictive.
According to calculations from the CCPA, the new program will provide dental coverage for 8.5 million Canadians, while an additional 1.4 million already benefit from some provincial dental programs but may be improved coverage through the federal dental care plan. However, the $90,000 income cap leaves out 4.4 million.
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As the federal government's national dental coverage program continues to roll out, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that the plan leaves too many Canadians without coverage and need an additional $1.45 billion in funding.
In order to qualify for the Canadian Dental Care Plan applicants must have a household income of less than $90,000 and have no existing dental insurance. But in its "Missing Teeth" report released Tuesday, the CCPA says the income criteria is too restrictive.
According to calculations from the CCPA, the new program will provide dental coverage for 8.5 million Canadians, while an additional 1.4 million already benefit from some provincial dental programs but may be improved coverage through the federal dental care plan. However, the $90,000 income cap leaves out 4.4 million.
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🎓Ottawa planning to reduce volume of international students in certain provinces
The federal government is planning to reduce the volume of international students in certain provinces, according to a senior government source.
Ottawa shares jurisdiction over Canada's international student program with the provinces. The federal government issues visas for students while provincial governments are responsible for regulating colleges and universities.
The government is looking at provinces that accept more international students than their housing stock can accommodate. The source specifically pointed to Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia as possible examples.
According to the source, the government has had discussions with some provinces about limiting the number of students in more dense areas and tightening regulations around which institutions can accept international students, but that those discussions have gone nowhere.
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The federal government is planning to reduce the volume of international students in certain provinces, according to a senior government source.
Ottawa shares jurisdiction over Canada's international student program with the provinces. The federal government issues visas for students while provincial governments are responsible for regulating colleges and universities.
The government is looking at provinces that accept more international students than their housing stock can accommodate. The source specifically pointed to Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia as possible examples.
According to the source, the government has had discussions with some provinces about limiting the number of students in more dense areas and tightening regulations around which institutions can accept international students, but that those discussions have gone nowhere.
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Canada needs immigration reform to escape ‘population trap,’ economists say
In the report published Monday, economists Stéfane Marion and Alexandra Ducharme argue that Canada does not have the infrastructure or “capital stock” to both bring in the amount of people currently planned, while also improving our standard of living.
Marion, who is National Bank’s chief economist, said.
A “population trap,” according to Oxford Reference, is defined as a situation where no increase in living standards is possible, because the population is growing so fast that all available savings are needed to maintain the existing capital-labour ratio.
In Monday’s report, Marion and Ducharme, said Canada’s annual total population growth should not exceed 300,000 to 500,000 in order to avoid that “trap.”
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In the report published Monday, economists Stéfane Marion and Alexandra Ducharme argue that Canada does not have the infrastructure or “capital stock” to both bring in the amount of people currently planned, while also improving our standard of living.
For the first time in Canadian history in 2023, our capital labour ratio declined. That’s a population trap. Historically, it’s normally associated with emerging markets. We’re the only country that’s ever experienced this. So this is why we have this urgency to deal with this immigration policy, because it is absorption capability that is undermining living standards.
Marion, who is National Bank’s chief economist, said.
A “population trap,” according to Oxford Reference, is defined as a situation where no increase in living standards is possible, because the population is growing so fast that all available savings are needed to maintain the existing capital-labour ratio.
In Monday’s report, Marion and Ducharme, said Canada’s annual total population growth should not exceed 300,000 to 500,000 in order to avoid that “trap.”
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🇨🇦🇺🇦Delays in equipment deliveries to Ukraine caused by negotiations with the U.S.
According to Canadian officials, the NASAMS air defence system, which was supposed to be delivered to Ukraine a year ago, was paid for last March and that delivery has been held up by the requirement of a foreign military sales agreement between the United States and Ukrainian governments, which is still under negotiation.
Defence Minister Bill Blair reportedly met with the U.S. ambassador to Canada, David Cohen, last week to request that the process be expedited.
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According to Canadian officials, the NASAMS air defence system, which was supposed to be delivered to Ukraine a year ago, was paid for last March and that delivery has been held up by the requirement of a foreign military sales agreement between the United States and Ukrainian governments, which is still under negotiation.
Defence Minister Bill Blair reportedly met with the U.S. ambassador to Canada, David Cohen, last week to request that the process be expedited.
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🇨🇦🇺🇦Canada still hasn't delivered $400 million air defence system it promised Ukraine a year ago
A $400-million air defence system promised almost a year ago by Canada to Ukraine has yet to be delivered as plans are still being developed.
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A $400-million air defence system promised almost a year ago by Canada to Ukraine has yet to be delivered as plans are still being developed.
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Legault asks Trudeau to slow influx of asylum seekers
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a "breaking point."
Legault made his request in an official letter to Trudeau sent Wednesday afternoon.
Legault wrote.
He said that in 2022, Quebec took in more asylum seekers than the rest of the country combined.
Legault is formally asking the prime minister to tighten its policies around granting visas. He's also seeking the "equitable" distribution of asylum seekers across Canada, possibly by busing them to other provinces. He wants Ottawa to reimburse Quebec the $470 million it spent on taking in asylum seekers in 2021 and 2022, and to do the same for subsequent years.
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Quebec Premier Francois Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a "breaking point."
Legault made his request in an official letter to Trudeau sent Wednesday afternoon.
We are very close to the breaking point due to the excessive number of asylum seekers arriving in Quebec month after month. The situation has become unsustainable.
Legault wrote.
He said that in 2022, Quebec took in more asylum seekers than the rest of the country combined.
Legault is formally asking the prime minister to tighten its policies around granting visas. He's also seeking the "equitable" distribution of asylum seekers across Canada, possibly by busing them to other provinces. He wants Ottawa to reimburse Quebec the $470 million it spent on taking in asylum seekers in 2021 and 2022, and to do the same for subsequent years.
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🇨🇦🇨🇳 Canada names 100 Chinese, Russian, Iranian research institutions it says pose a threat to national security
Canadian universities and researchers studying advanced and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, will soon be ineligible for federal grants if they're affiliated with foreign institutions the government says pose a threat to national security.
On Tuesday the federal government named more than 100 institutions in China, Russia and Iran which it says represent the "highest risk to Canada's national security." The government says the listed institutions are connected to those countries' militaries and state security agencies.
The federal government also released what it called a list of "sensitive" research areas — including advanced weapons, quantum technologies, robotics, aerospace, space and satellite technology and medical and health-care technology.
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Canadian universities and researchers studying advanced and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, will soon be ineligible for federal grants if they're affiliated with foreign institutions the government says pose a threat to national security.
On Tuesday the federal government named more than 100 institutions in China, Russia and Iran which it says represent the "highest risk to Canada's national security." The government says the listed institutions are connected to those countries' militaries and state security agencies.
The federal government also released what it called a list of "sensitive" research areas — including advanced weapons, quantum technologies, robotics, aerospace, space and satellite technology and medical and health-care technology.
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🇵🇭🇨🇦 Philippines, Canada sign agreement on defense cooperation
The Philippines and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation, a move which Manila's defense minister said could later lead to a troop pact between the two countries.
"I'm glad to hear that there is a strong intention on both sides to deepen and strengthen the relationships by forging new milestones in our defense relations to culminate, perhaps, with the Visiting Forces Agreement," Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said in a statement.
Teodoro didn't say what form or shape a possible VFA with Canada will take, but an existing VFA that the Philippines has with the United States allows the rotation of thousands of American troops in and out of the Philippines for war drills and exercises.
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The Philippines and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation, a move which Manila's defense minister said could later lead to a troop pact between the two countries.
"I'm glad to hear that there is a strong intention on both sides to deepen and strengthen the relationships by forging new milestones in our defense relations to culminate, perhaps, with the Visiting Forces Agreement," Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said in a statement.
Teodoro didn't say what form or shape a possible VFA with Canada will take, but an existing VFA that the Philippines has with the United States allows the rotation of thousands of American troops in and out of the Philippines for war drills and exercises.
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"Fuck Trudeau" chants break out amongst the crowd at the UFC 297 event in Toronto
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🇨🇦🇲🇽 Canada weighing extra border measures for asylum seekers from Mexico, says public safety minister
Canada is weighing a number of measures to prevent Mexican nationals from flying into the country to request asylum, a top official said on Sunday, after Quebec’s premier said earlier this week the lack of visa requirements for Mexican travellers meant more refugees were arriving by plane.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he and the Immigration Minister Marc Miller were considering visas and other measures.
The two ministers are looking for “the appropriate way to ensure that people who arrived from Mexico arrived for the appropriate reasons and that this doesn’t become sort of a side door to get access to Canada,” Mr. LeBlanc said.
In a letter last week, Quebec Premier François Legault urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stem the flow of refugees into the province and to compensate it for costs, claiming Quebec’s services were close to a “breaking point” owing to the rising number.
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Canada is weighing a number of measures to prevent Mexican nationals from flying into the country to request asylum, a top official said on Sunday, after Quebec’s premier said earlier this week the lack of visa requirements for Mexican travellers meant more refugees were arriving by plane.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he and the Immigration Minister Marc Miller were considering visas and other measures.
The two ministers are looking for “the appropriate way to ensure that people who arrived from Mexico arrived for the appropriate reasons and that this doesn’t become sort of a side door to get access to Canada,” Mr. LeBlanc said.
In a letter last week, Quebec Premier François Legault urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stem the flow of refugees into the province and to compensate it for costs, claiming Quebec’s services were close to a “breaking point” owing to the rising number.
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Trudeau government likely to miss Canada's fiscal goal, business group warns
One of Canada’s largest business groups says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is unlikely to follow through on its latest pledge to control its budget shortfalls.
In November, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland added new fiscal objectives during the government’s update of the country’s finances, including a goal of keeping deficits below one per cent of gross domestic product, starting in the 2026-27 fiscal year.
But the government has systematically disregarded its past fiscal goals, raising doubts about its latest promise. In 2022, the government said its fiscal policy decisions would be guided by the medium-term goal of having a declining debt-to-GDP ratio, but it rose between 2022 and 2023.
said report author Robert Asselin, the council’s senior vice president of policy and a former adviser to Freeland’s predecessor, Bill Morneau.
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One of Canada’s largest business groups says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is unlikely to follow through on its latest pledge to control its budget shortfalls.
In November, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland added new fiscal objectives during the government’s update of the country’s finances, including a goal of keeping deficits below one per cent of gross domestic product, starting in the 2026-27 fiscal year.
But the government has systematically disregarded its past fiscal goals, raising doubts about its latest promise. In 2022, the government said its fiscal policy decisions would be guided by the medium-term goal of having a declining debt-to-GDP ratio, but it rose between 2022 and 2023.
To meet their proposed deficit target they’ll either need much stronger-than-expected economic growth or they have make substantial program cuts ahead of an election.
said report author Robert Asselin, the council’s senior vice president of policy and a former adviser to Freeland’s predecessor, Bill Morneau.
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🚙Trudeau calls national summit as Canada auto thefts spike
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is holding a summit next month to coordinate a national response to a massive spike in auto thefts across Canada in recent years.
The Toronto region saw 9,600 vehicles stolen in 2022, a 300% increase in annual thefts compared to 2015. Carjackings doubled in 2022 compared to 2021, police statistics show.
Overall, the year-over-year rate of vehicle theft spiked in 2022 by 50% in the province of Quebec, 48.3% in Ontario and 34.5% in Atlantic Canada, a government news release said.
A team in Trudeau’s office has been working on a federal policy response to the rise in auto thefts, but is still deciding whether criminal law reforms are needed.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is holding a summit next month to coordinate a national response to a massive spike in auto thefts across Canada in recent years.
The Toronto region saw 9,600 vehicles stolen in 2022, a 300% increase in annual thefts compared to 2015. Carjackings doubled in 2022 compared to 2021, police statistics show.
Overall, the year-over-year rate of vehicle theft spiked in 2022 by 50% in the province of Quebec, 48.3% in Ontario and 34.5% in Atlantic Canada, a government news release said.
A team in Trudeau’s office has been working on a federal policy response to the rise in auto thefts, but is still deciding whether criminal law reforms are needed.
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As Canada’s health systems strain, more private care would mark ‘deterioration’: minister
Health Minister Mark Holland says while some provinces are using private health care as a stop-gap to try to address system strains, health-care delivery must stay publicly funded.
His comments come after two doctors last week warned that the crisis in Canada’s emergency rooms has become “horrific and inhumane,” and after the Ontario Hospital Association warned last week that a “huge spike” in population and aging residents is a major challenge for provincial health-care providers.
Holland said in an interview.
Provinces like Ontario are looking to allow more private clinics to ease wait times for surgeries and medical imaging.
While the health minister is steadfast on upholding the Canada Health Act as written, he did acknowledge there will have to be more discussion around virtual health care that is primarily delivered privately.
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Health Minister Mark Holland says while some provinces are using private health care as a stop-gap to try to address system strains, health-care delivery must stay publicly funded.
His comments come after two doctors last week warned that the crisis in Canada’s emergency rooms has become “horrific and inhumane,” and after the Ontario Hospital Association warned last week that a “huge spike” in population and aging residents is a major challenge for provincial health-care providers.
We’re not going to allow that to happen. Let me be very clear, Canada and Canadians are deeply proud of having a public health-care system.
Holland said in an interview.
Provinces like Ontario are looking to allow more private clinics to ease wait times for surgeries and medical imaging.
While the health minister is steadfast on upholding the Canada Health Act as written, he did acknowledge there will have to be more discussion around virtual health care that is primarily delivered privately.
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