A “net zero” federal garage in Whitehorse cost taxpayers much more than was disclosed by the Department of Environment, new figures show. The garage budgeted to be completed in two years at $754,000 instead took seven years and $1,774,927 without any parliamentary oversight: "Availability of other storage options was considered." READ MORE
An Ontario college yesterday was named by the Commons immigration committee for “extreme” practices that took advantage of foreign students. Conestoga College of Kitchener, Ont. led the nation with the highest number of foreign students, a total 40,565 at its peak: "Are you aware of what the youth unemployment rate is?" READ MORE
More than a tenth of first time homebuyers nationwide now rely on parents to co-sign mortgages, the Bank of Canada said yesterday. The rate of parental co-signs nearly tripled since 2004, wrote analysts: "We asked a simple question: What if parents had not co-signed?" READ MORE
Cabinet effective April 20 will suspend the federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day. “That’s real relief,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters: "Canadians want government to govern." READ MORE
Current federal law is inadequate to deal with copper theft, a Senate committee said yesterday. Utilities have sought jail for thieves who sabotage costly telecom lines for scrap copper that sells for $6 a pound: "Copper theft is a threat." READ MORE
Prime Minister Mark Carney last night claimed the first Liberal majority since 2019 with three byelection wins and five floor-crossings. One senior Liberal MP called it an end to years of frustration: "That’s been a part of the frustration of minority government over the last number of years." READ MORE
Income inequality nationwide has risen to its highest level in a generation, Statistics Canada said yesterday. The rising gap between rich and poor had been “relatively stable” for decades: "The wealth gap grew." READ MORE
I believe we all look for and need a family. It’s where we go for friendship and respect. If your family at home is so dysfunctional you can’t stay in the house, if you have been told how useless you are, that you are a failure, then you’ll find family with a motorcycle gang or a group of young people shooting up drugs under a bridge. Family is the big difference. The wounds never really heal but there are people who do break their negative habits. Lives change with forgiveness.
