Italy’s next government — whoever winds up leading it — will have a lengthy list of problems needing immediate attention.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-24/italian-laundry-list-grows-as-latest-political-crisis-grinds-on
Month: August 2019
Smith: Trudeau is guilty again, but don’t expect any consequences
Smith: Trudeau is guilty again, but don’t expect any consequences
— Read on www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/smith-trudeau-is-guilty-again-but-dont-expect-any-consequences/ar-AAGdTcK
Rival Italian Parties Given Until Tuesday to Form New Coalition
(Bloomberg) — Italy’s center-left Democrats have until Tuesday to form a coalition with their long-time rivals, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, after President Sergio Mattarella gave them more time to put together a new parliamentary majority.As head of state, Mattarella holds the power to
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/italian-president-gives-key-parties-183054810.html
Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president
The decision could give a single elector the power to decide the outcome of a presidential election — if the popular vote results in an apparent Electoral College tie.
— Read on www.msn.com/en-ca/news/newspolitics/faithless-elector-a-court-ruling-just-changed-how-we-pick-our-president/ar-AAG9vBs
How new elections in Italy, with Salvini or M5S in power could be good
Markets pay particular attention to Italy’s spending, given its public debt pile. This stands at above 130% of its growth rate, one of the highest in the world.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/08/22/how-new-elections-in-italy-with-salvini-or-m5s-in-power-could-be-good.html
Andrew Scheer promises to make EI maternity, parental benefits tax-free | CBC News
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says that, if his party forms the next federal government, he’ll make Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for new parents tax-free to ease the cost of raising a child in Canada.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-ei-benefits-tax-free-1.5253218
What 35,000 political ads on Facebook reveal about Canada’s election-year message battle | CBC News
We are still two months from the federal election, but industry groups, partisan advocates and unions have been busy spending big money on highly targeted Facebook ads to push their agenda.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/facebook-political-ads-canadian-federal-election-1.5246710
ANALYSIS: For Trudeau and the Liberals, a tie in the polls is as good as a win
Even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was found to have broken the Conflict of Interest Act (again), voter intention numbers have hardly budged.
— Read on www.msn.com/en-ca/news/elections/analysis-for-trudeau-and-the-liberals-a-tie-in-the-polls-is-as-good-as-a-win/ar-AAG42iU
A Generation With No Future Erupts in Hong Kong Protests – Bloomberg
Politics sparked the protests, but economic dissatisfaction has increased the tensions.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-20/for-young-hong-kongers-the-rent-is-too-high-and-the-workweek-too-long
Kamala Harris slides in 2020 Democratic presidential primary polls
Biden has shown staying power at the top of a jammed Democratic field even as polling numbers for Sanders, Warren and Harris wax and wane.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/08/20/kamala-harris-slides-in-2020-democratic-presidential-primary-polls.html