Federal Government of Canada

Workers at Canada’s borders are no longer planning to go on strike this week after their union reached a tentative agreement with the federal government. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said Tuesday it reached a deal with the government for Canada Border Services Agency employees after working “around the clock.”  If such an agreement couldn’t be hammered out, the union […]

By Dylan Robertson Premier Scott Moe’s government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of damaging relations with India and keeping the provinces in the dark about trade talks. In a letter Moe released Monday, Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison argued Trudeau is picking a fight with India for domestic political gain and risking access to one of […]

The federal government announced $59.5 billion of new spending over the next five years as part of a narrowly focused budget that also promises to find savings in the public service and increase tax revenues. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s budget, tabled in the House of Commons, has three main focuses: the clean economic transition, health […]

A second top-up to GST rebate cheques for low-income Canadians and “significant” new tax measures to keep Canada in the green technology game will be among the highlights in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s federal budget on Tuesday. The document, Freeland’s third since taking on the finance post in the early months of COVID-19, will try […]