💊Conservative government would launch $44B lawsuit against big pharma: Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he were to be elected prime minister he would launch a $44-billion lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies to account for what he calls their role in the opioid epidemic.
He said Tuesday that a Poilievre government would join, as a plaintiff, an existing class-action lawsuit filed by British Columbia, seeking an additional $4 billion in damages to the federal health-care system, and launch “a separate federal lawsuit to go after non-health costs, like border security, prisons, Indigenous programming, etc.”
“A total of roughly $44-45 billion is that what big pharma owes federal taxpayers and we're going to put that money towards recovery and treatment,” Poilievre said.
B.C. filed its class action lawsuit in 2018 on behalf of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to recover costs that “resulted from wrongful conduct of opioid manufacturers, distributors, and their consultants,” according to the province.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he were to be elected prime minister he would launch a $44-billion lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies to account for what he calls their role in the opioid epidemic.
He said Tuesday that a Poilievre government would join, as a plaintiff, an existing class-action lawsuit filed by British Columbia, seeking an additional $4 billion in damages to the federal health-care system, and launch “a separate federal lawsuit to go after non-health costs, like border security, prisons, Indigenous programming, etc.”
“A total of roughly $44-45 billion is that what big pharma owes federal taxpayers and we're going to put that money towards recovery and treatment,” Poilievre said.
B.C. filed its class action lawsuit in 2018 on behalf of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to recover costs that “resulted from wrongful conduct of opioid manufacturers, distributors, and their consultants,” according to the province.
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🏥Newfoundland and Labrador offers $200,000 bonus to recruit rural doctors
Two days in a row, protesters stood outside the Confederation Building pleading for a stop to rural emergency room closures.
On Tuesday, March 14, people travelled to St. John’s from Whitbourne to voice their concerns. On Wednesday, they came from Bonavista.
Health Minister Tom Osborne said the provincial health authority is now offering another incentive for doctors to practice in some rural, hard-to-staff hospitals: a $200,000 bonus for a two-year return of service agreement.
He said it’s already rolled out for Bonavista, and in the next couple of days it will be offered to any doctor who will practice in New-Wes-Valley, and then offered to doctors who will go to Baie Verte.
$200,000 is stackable on top of the Come Home incentive that offers $100,000 to any Newfoundland and Labrador doctor currently working outside the province to return home to work.
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Two days in a row, protesters stood outside the Confederation Building pleading for a stop to rural emergency room closures.
On Tuesday, March 14, people travelled to St. John’s from Whitbourne to voice their concerns. On Wednesday, they came from Bonavista.
Health Minister Tom Osborne said the provincial health authority is now offering another incentive for doctors to practice in some rural, hard-to-staff hospitals: a $200,000 bonus for a two-year return of service agreement.
He said it’s already rolled out for Bonavista, and in the next couple of days it will be offered to any doctor who will practice in New-Wes-Valley, and then offered to doctors who will go to Baie Verte.
$200,000 is stackable on top of the Come Home incentive that offers $100,000 to any Newfoundland and Labrador doctor currently working outside the province to return home to work.
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Trudeau picks former governor general David Johnston to probe election meddling claims
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped former governor general David Johnston to investigate claims that China meddled in Canada's last two elections.
Trudeau said last week that he would name an "eminent" and independent person as a special rapporteur on election interference. He said the special rapporteur "will have a wide mandate and make expert recommendations on combating interference and strengthening our democracy."
Johnston is currently the head of the independent Leaders' Debates Commission an independent body that oversees leaders' debates during federal election campaigns. He will step down from that role to act as the new rapporteur, according to a news release from the Prime Minister's Office.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped former governor general David Johnston to investigate claims that China meddled in Canada's last two elections.
Trudeau said last week that he would name an "eminent" and independent person as a special rapporteur on election interference. He said the special rapporteur "will have a wide mandate and make expert recommendations on combating interference and strengthening our democracy."
Johnston is currently the head of the independent Leaders' Debates Commission an independent body that oversees leaders' debates during federal election campaigns. He will step down from that role to act as the new rapporteur, according to a news release from the Prime Minister's Office.
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Alberta poised to become first province to require body cameras for all police
The Alberta government is planning to require all police services in the province to use body cameras.
Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said Tuesday that officers often respond to complex calls and make split-second decisions. That can raise concerns from the public about officers’ actions and whether appropriate force was used.
Ellis said the provincial government will be working with the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police on funding, logistics and when the cameras will roll out. He said the association is to develop a mandate over the next few months to “swiftly get body cameras onto the streets as soon as possible.”
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The Alberta government is planning to require all police services in the province to use body cameras.
Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said Tuesday that officers often respond to complex calls and make split-second decisions. That can raise concerns from the public about officers’ actions and whether appropriate force was used.
Ellis said the provincial government will be working with the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police on funding, logistics and when the cameras will roll out. He said the association is to develop a mandate over the next few months to “swiftly get body cameras onto the streets as soon as possible.”
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Quebec bill aims to regulate police stops, combat racial profiling
▪️Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel says he wants the province to better regulate police stops to combat racial profiling and give the police ethics commissioner more teeth.
▪️Bonnardel presented a vast bill on Wednesday, which aims mainly at modernizing certain practices of the police forces.
▪️The bill addresses the issue of police stops, including interceptions in relation to section 636 of the Highway Safety Code, which many see as a source of racial profiling by police.
▪️Following the adoption of Bill 14, Bonnardel committed to establishing guidelines to ensure that police stops based on discriminatory grounds are prohibited. If the guidelines are not followed, police officers could face disciplinary action.
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▪️Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel says he wants the province to better regulate police stops to combat racial profiling and give the police ethics commissioner more teeth.
▪️Bonnardel presented a vast bill on Wednesday, which aims mainly at modernizing certain practices of the police forces.
▪️The bill addresses the issue of police stops, including interceptions in relation to section 636 of the Highway Safety Code, which many see as a source of racial profiling by police.
▪️Following the adoption of Bill 14, Bonnardel committed to establishing guidelines to ensure that police stops based on discriminatory grounds are prohibited. If the guidelines are not followed, police officers could face disciplinary action.
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🇨🇦🇬🇧Canada will hold special ceremony to mark May 6 coronation of King Charles
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will hold a special ceremony marking the coronation of King Charles on May 6.
The ceremony in Ottawa will be one of several events held over two days as Canada marks the investiture of its new monarch.
The coronation will take place May 6 at Westminster Abbey and will be marked by a procession, a concert at Windsor Castle and other events.
A poll published this week by market research firm Leger suggests Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, with more than half believing his coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will hold a special ceremony marking the coronation of King Charles on May 6.
The ceremony in Ottawa will be one of several events held over two days as Canada marks the investiture of its new monarch.
The coronation will take place May 6 at Westminster Abbey and will be marked by a procession, a concert at Windsor Castle and other events.
A poll published this week by market research firm Leger suggests Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, with more than half believing his coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy.
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🇨🇦🇺🇸75% of all exports are destined to the United States
The U.S. is by far the largest destination for Canadian products (75 per cent of total exports, followed by China (4.5 percent) and the United Kingdom (2.6 percent).
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The U.S. is by far the largest destination for Canadian products (75 per cent of total exports, followed by China (4.5 percent) and the United Kingdom (2.6 percent).
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Federal Liberals gives funds for new non-binary sports league
The Government of Canada invested into an exclusive LGBTQ+ sports league in Ontario.
The Government invested $90,000 into a 2SLGBTQI+ Sports in Waterloo Region project, which hosts a multi-sport league for non-binary players.
The league is hosted by a Kitchener advocacy group called SPECTRUM, which currently has a league running for the sports of basketball, volleyball, badminton, floor hockey and dodgeball.
The investment comes as a survey of Canadian female athletes found the majority (91.7%) think women should have the right to a dedicated female league, and 88% believe transwomen have a competitive advantage over women.
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The Government of Canada invested into an exclusive LGBTQ+ sports league in Ontario.
The Government invested $90,000 into a 2SLGBTQI+ Sports in Waterloo Region project, which hosts a multi-sport league for non-binary players.
The league is hosted by a Kitchener advocacy group called SPECTRUM, which currently has a league running for the sports of basketball, volleyball, badminton, floor hockey and dodgeball.
The investment comes as a survey of Canadian female athletes found the majority (91.7%) think women should have the right to a dedicated female league, and 88% believe transwomen have a competitive advantage over women.
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Vancouver mayor says foreign meddling 'insinuations' around municipal election are because he's not Caucasian
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said his race is behind “insinuations” in a newspaper report connecting him to election meddling by Chinese diplomats.
Sim said at a news conference Thursday he was not aware of any foreign interference in the 2022 municipal election that saw him defeat incumbent Kennedy Stewart.
Meanwhile, Canadian intelligence officials are concerned the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver interfered in the election by using diaspora community groups and grooming certain candidates.
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said his race is behind “insinuations” in a newspaper report connecting him to election meddling by Chinese diplomats.
Sim said at a news conference Thursday he was not aware of any foreign interference in the 2022 municipal election that saw him defeat incumbent Kennedy Stewart.
Meanwhile, Canadian intelligence officials are concerned the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver interfered in the election by using diaspora community groups and grooming certain candidates.
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🇨🇦🇮🇳Canada to deport over 700 Indian students for fake admission offer letters
More than 700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada after authorities in the country found that the admission offer letters to the educational institutions they were studying in were fake, reported The Indian Express.
The students had gone to Canada in 2018-19 on a study visa. After completing their studies the students had also received work permits in the country. The admission offer letters were found to be fake only after they applied for permanent residency in Canada, reported PTI.
The Canadian Border Security Agency scrutinised their documents which revealed that their offer letters were not authentic.
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More than 700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada after authorities in the country found that the admission offer letters to the educational institutions they were studying in were fake, reported The Indian Express.
The students had gone to Canada in 2018-19 on a study visa. After completing their studies the students had also received work permits in the country. The admission offer letters were found to be fake only after they applied for permanent residency in Canada, reported PTI.
The Canadian Border Security Agency scrutinised their documents which revealed that their offer letters were not authentic.
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Trudeau lashes out at Tories for questioning personal ties with special rapporteur
Justin Trudeau accused his Conservative rival of trying to score political points at the expense of Canadian democracy on Friday by questioning his personal relationship with former governor general David Johnston.
The question came during an event in Guelph, Ont., two days after Trudeau tapped Johnston as special rapporteur responsible for investigating claims of Chinese meddling in the last two federal elections.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has accused Trudeau and Johnston of being too close, noting the prime minister has previously called them family friends. Johnston is also involved in the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Asked by reporters about their relationship, Trudeau defended the former governor general. Trudeau also said he hoped Johnston's appointment would "bring down the temperature on this issue."
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Justin Trudeau accused his Conservative rival of trying to score political points at the expense of Canadian democracy on Friday by questioning his personal relationship with former governor general David Johnston.
The question came during an event in Guelph, Ont., two days after Trudeau tapped Johnston as special rapporteur responsible for investigating claims of Chinese meddling in the last two federal elections.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has accused Trudeau and Johnston of being too close, noting the prime minister has previously called them family friends. Johnston is also involved in the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Asked by reporters about their relationship, Trudeau defended the former governor general. Trudeau also said he hoped Johnston's appointment would "bring down the temperature on this issue."
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Most Canadians support death penalty for murderers, poll shows
According to a new survey, 54 per cent of Canadians support relying on capital punishment on murder conviction, up three points since a similar survey conducted by the group in February 2022.
Research Co.’s data shows that Albertans are more likely in favor of the death penalty with the highest percentage of 62 per cent.
Support for capital punishment in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are also high at 60 per cent while 58 per cent of Ontario and B.C. residents feel the same way. Over half (55 per cent) of Atlantic Canada and 43 per cent of Quebec residents said they welcome the return of the death penalty.
When it comes to the type of punishment, 53 per cent (up one point) said they prefer murderers should be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole while 37 per cent would prefer the death penalty.
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According to a new survey, 54 per cent of Canadians support relying on capital punishment on murder conviction, up three points since a similar survey conducted by the group in February 2022.
Research Co.’s data shows that Albertans are more likely in favor of the death penalty with the highest percentage of 62 per cent.
Support for capital punishment in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are also high at 60 per cent while 58 per cent of Ontario and B.C. residents feel the same way. Over half (55 per cent) of Atlantic Canada and 43 per cent of Quebec residents said they welcome the return of the death penalty.
When it comes to the type of punishment, 53 per cent (up one point) said they prefer murderers should be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole while 37 per cent would prefer the death penalty.
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Sask. Party president steps down after nine years
The Saskatchewan Party’s president, James Thorsteinson, is officially stepping down from his position.
Thorsteinson, who has been party President since November 2014, made the announcement on Saturday.
“After nearly nine years as Saskatchewan Party President, I will no longer be able to dedicate the time the position deserves,” Thorsteinson said.
Derek Tallon will serve as the interim president until a new president is chosen at the Saskatchewan Party convention, which is scheduled for the fall of 2023.
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The Saskatchewan Party’s president, James Thorsteinson, is officially stepping down from his position.
Thorsteinson, who has been party President since November 2014, made the announcement on Saturday.
“After nearly nine years as Saskatchewan Party President, I will no longer be able to dedicate the time the position deserves,” Thorsteinson said.
Derek Tallon will serve as the interim president until a new president is chosen at the Saskatchewan Party convention, which is scheduled for the fall of 2023.
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📈Ontario to see higher numbers of economic immigrants under federal agreement
Ontario is set to double the number of economic immigrants it welcomes to the province under an agreement with the federal government to boost the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
The federal and provincial immigration ministers are announcing that the province will have more than 18,000 spots under the program in 2025.
Ontario Labour and Immigration Minister Monte McNaughton says the number of health-care workers in particular will change drastically.
Ontario has already put measures in place to prepare for a hoped influx under this program, including removing Canadian work experience requirements, giving newcomers more access to training programs and working to approve applications on average within 90 days.
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Ontario is set to double the number of economic immigrants it welcomes to the province under an agreement with the federal government to boost the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
The federal and provincial immigration ministers are announcing that the province will have more than 18,000 spots under the program in 2025.
Ontario Labour and Immigration Minister Monte McNaughton says the number of health-care workers in particular will change drastically.
Ontario has already put measures in place to prepare for a hoped influx under this program, including removing Canadian work experience requirements, giving newcomers more access to training programs and working to approve applications on average within 90 days.
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❄️Winter heating bills climb for 72% of Canadians
Nearly three-quarters of Canadians who pay home heating costs directly felt the pinch of bigger bills this winter.
▪️Among 1,212 bill payers surveyed between Feb. 23 and 24, 72 per cent reported higher energy consumption costs between mid-November 2022 and mid-February 2023. Among that group, 24 per cent say their bill "increased very much."
▪️According to Statistics Canada, most Canadians use traditionally gas-powered systems to heat their homes, mainly forced-air furnaces. The majority, 84 per cent, of gas users who participated in the survey reported paying a bigger bill.
▪️However, homes that rely on oil as their primary energy source for heat appear to have seen the steepest increases. Eighty-three per cent in this category reported an increase, with 42 per cent of this group saying their bill was "very much" higher.
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Nearly three-quarters of Canadians who pay home heating costs directly felt the pinch of bigger bills this winter.
▪️Among 1,212 bill payers surveyed between Feb. 23 and 24, 72 per cent reported higher energy consumption costs between mid-November 2022 and mid-February 2023. Among that group, 24 per cent say their bill "increased very much."
▪️According to Statistics Canada, most Canadians use traditionally gas-powered systems to heat their homes, mainly forced-air furnaces. The majority, 84 per cent, of gas users who participated in the survey reported paying a bigger bill.
▪️However, homes that rely on oil as their primary energy source for heat appear to have seen the steepest increases. Eighty-three per cent in this category reported an increase, with 42 per cent of this group saying their bill was "very much" higher.
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🏥 More than 6.5 million adults in Canada lack access to primary care
▪️A national survey shows that more than one in five Canadian adults – 6.5 million people – do not have a family physician or nurse practitioner they can see regularly for care, a situation that has become worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
▪️The survey was conducted between September and October last year and includes more than 9,000 responses from across the country.
▪️The situation is particularly bleak in some parts of the country. In British Columbia, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, approximately 30 per cent – almost one in three adults – reported not having a family doctor or nurse practitioner, compared to only 13 per cent in Ontario.
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▪️A national survey shows that more than one in five Canadian adults – 6.5 million people – do not have a family physician or nurse practitioner they can see regularly for care, a situation that has become worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
▪️The survey was conducted between September and October last year and includes more than 9,000 responses from across the country.
▪️The situation is particularly bleak in some parts of the country. In British Columbia, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, approximately 30 per cent – almost one in three adults – reported not having a family doctor or nurse practitioner, compared to only 13 per cent in Ontario.
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Former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders joins mayoral race
A former Toronto police chief has thrown his hat into the ring to replace former mayor John Tory in June’s upcoming byelection.
Mark Saunders, who served as Toronto’s first Black chief of police, confirmed the news on Monday evening.
Saunders previously ran as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives in 2022’s provincial election. Saunders lost to Liberal candidate Stephanie Bowman in the riding of Don Valley West.
The byelection for Toronto mayor is set for Monday, June 26.
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A former Toronto police chief has thrown his hat into the ring to replace former mayor John Tory in June’s upcoming byelection.
Mark Saunders, who served as Toronto’s first Black chief of police, confirmed the news on Monday evening.
Saunders previously ran as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives in 2022’s provincial election. Saunders lost to Liberal candidate Stephanie Bowman in the riding of Don Valley West.
The byelection for Toronto mayor is set for Monday, June 26.
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Ottawa still advertising on TikTok despite banning it on government devices due to security concerns
The federal government continues to advertise on TikTok, despite having banned the China-linked app from all government devices late last month due to security concerns.
The ads promote government messaging on topics such as public safety, armed forces recruitment and online disinformation.
Some tech experts argue Ottawa is sending Canadians a contradictory message and should suspend all advertising on the app.
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The federal government continues to advertise on TikTok, despite having banned the China-linked app from all government devices late last month due to security concerns.
The ads promote government messaging on topics such as public safety, armed forces recruitment and online disinformation.
Some tech experts argue Ottawa is sending Canadians a contradictory message and should suspend all advertising on the app.
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🍼Canadian parents still struggling to find consistent supply of baby formulas
Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, said much of the problem has to do with ongoing issues at the Abbott infant formula plant in the U.S. Its closure over sanitation problems last year sparked the original shortage. The U.S. Department of Justice began investigating the plant’s operations in January.
With Abbott products like Similac off store shelves, alternate brands are having difficulty keeping up with a sudden rise in demand.
Health Canada expects the situation to stabilize over the next few months.
The agency has already authorized the temporary sale of over 70 products from other countries to help ease the effects of the shortage and is working with manufacturers to increase shipments of products generally found on the Canadian market.
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Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, said much of the problem has to do with ongoing issues at the Abbott infant formula plant in the U.S. Its closure over sanitation problems last year sparked the original shortage. The U.S. Department of Justice began investigating the plant’s operations in January.
With Abbott products like Similac off store shelves, alternate brands are having difficulty keeping up with a sudden rise in demand.
Health Canada expects the situation to stabilize over the next few months.
The agency has already authorized the temporary sale of over 70 products from other countries to help ease the effects of the shortage and is working with manufacturers to increase shipments of products generally found on the Canadian market.
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Feds spend $26M on growth and innovation of Vancouver-based companies
Harjit Sajjan, the minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency, announced eight companies will receive a total of just over $16 million from a federal scale-up and productivity fund.
Almost $4.7 million will be going to Circle Innovation, a jobs and growth fund, while $5 million will allow CoPilot AI to expand its sales software platform within the United States.
A statement from Sajjan’s office says the nearly $26 million in total funding will create 500 jobs, more than $500 million in revenue growth, and over $400 million in new global sales for B.C. companies.
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Harjit Sajjan, the minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency, announced eight companies will receive a total of just over $16 million from a federal scale-up and productivity fund.
Almost $4.7 million will be going to Circle Innovation, a jobs and growth fund, while $5 million will allow CoPilot AI to expand its sales software platform within the United States.
A statement from Sajjan’s office says the nearly $26 million in total funding will create 500 jobs, more than $500 million in revenue growth, and over $400 million in new global sales for B.C. companies.
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Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter says that she is 'preparing to run' in Toronto's mayoral byelection
Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter says that she is ‘all in’ for Toronto’s mayoral by-election, becoming just the latest high-profile candidate to signal an intention to join the race.
Hunter had previously said that she was “very seriously” considering a run but hadn’t committed to putting her name on the ballot.
She has sat as an MPP since 2013 but will be required to resign her seat at Queen’s Park prior to the close of nominations on May 12, due to municipal election rules that prohibit sitting Senators and federal and provincial members of parliament from running.
Hunter has held several cabinet positions in the governments of former premier Kathleen Wynne, including Minister of Education and Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development.
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Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter says that she is ‘all in’ for Toronto’s mayoral by-election, becoming just the latest high-profile candidate to signal an intention to join the race.
Hunter had previously said that she was “very seriously” considering a run but hadn’t committed to putting her name on the ballot.
She has sat as an MPP since 2013 but will be required to resign her seat at Queen’s Park prior to the close of nominations on May 12, due to municipal election rules that prohibit sitting Senators and federal and provincial members of parliament from running.
Hunter has held several cabinet positions in the governments of former premier Kathleen Wynne, including Minister of Education and Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development.
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