Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a parliamentary hearing regarding his misrepresentations over toll-sharing concessions on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The chair of the Commons government operations committee yesterday summoned MPs to a special hearing to “get to the bottom of the matter.” READ MORE
The nation’s largest labour federation yesterday shamed Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem for unlawful practices. Macklem was censured for hiring replacement workers in a five-week dispute with striking security guards: "It is especially troubling that this conduct is coming from the Bank of Canada." READ MORE
The Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations waived a requirement that a Kamloops First Nation account for what became of $12.1 million in funding for “exhumation of remains” at an Indian Residential School, according to records disclosed yesterday. The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation made no attempt to exhume any graves despite funding: "Officials were asked about what appears to be missing reports." READ MORE
The Department of National Defence in a report to MPs confirms it is installing new marine radar sites along shipping lanes in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Valley. No reason was given, though the department conducted earlier research that found Canadians feared a Great Lakes flashpoint should the United States "turn on Canada." READ MORE
There is no time for any “fulsome review of the future of Canada Post,” cabinet has told MPs in reply to a request for public hearings on the impact of service cuts. More immediate austerity measures are a priority, it said: 'The government will take into account the issues raised by Canadians as it determines whether additional reforms are needed.' READ MORE
Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday did not comment after federally-released records showed he misled taxpayers over secret terms of a U.S. toll-sharing agreement on the $6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge at Windsor, Ont. One MP said it was improbable that Carney, “a very smart man who has a background in finance and banking,” was unaware he lied to the public. READ MORE
Housing starts will continue to go down, not up, through 2027, the federal mortgage insurer CMHC said yesterday. The forecast contradicted Prime Minister Mark Carney’s repeated claims that cabinet was “building more homes, faster.” READ MORE
News can provoke anger or understanding. It can inspire great ideas or merely irritate. Canadians like to be informed. They like explanations of difficult issues. Life is complicated for many people and they accept complications. Given a chance, people will digest facts that are important to know. Audiences are not idiots. Yet increasingly Canadians are tuning media out. When I travel through my riding I know more people are definitely not watching newscasts. Why?
