On her second day in her new job, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland updated millions of Canadians who receive Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) benefits on what’s next.The $2,000 a month benefit was launched as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was set to wind down at the end of the month
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ottawa-extends-cerb-and-announces-three-new-covid-19-benefits-190619588.html
Month: August 2020
DNC 2020: Joe Biden accepts nomination, pledges to serve ‘all Americans’
Biden’s Democratic National Convention speech projected stability, humanity and trustworthiness, qualities that he portrayed as the antidote to four years of President Donald Trump.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/08/20/dnc-joe-biden-nomination-acceptance.html
Trudeau Seeks to Avoid Fiscal Cliff With Beefed Up Programs – Bloomberg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government plans to extend Canada’s emergency income support for another four weeks, beef up the country’s employment insurance plan and introduce new temporary programs at a cost of C$37 billion ($28.1 billion) over the next year in an effort to keep stimulus flowing into the economy.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-20/trudeau-seeks-to-avoid-fiscal-cliff-with-beefed-up-programs
Trudeau Outlines ‘Expansionist Strategy’ With Freeland On Board – Bloomberg
Justin Trudeau, seeking to rejuvenate his government’s mandate amid an ethics scandal and double digit unemployment, named a new finance minister, suspended all parliamentary business, and promised to return next month with an “ambitious” new spending plan to help drive the recovery.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-18/trudeau-outlines-expansionist-strategy-with-freeland-on-board-ke0qhlon
Governor General’s disregard for RCMP security detail driving up costs, sources say | CBC News
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has incurred unnecessary costs and security risks on account of her disregard for the taxpayer-funded RCMP detail paid to protect her, according to RCMP sources.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/governor-general-julie-payette-spending-security-1.5684453
CBC News Canada Poll Tracker
The CBC News Poll Tracker is your guide to following the polls. Get the latest numbers and analysis from Éric Grenier on where the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, Greens and Bloc Québécois stand.
— Read on newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/
Conservative leadership candidate profile: Peter MacKay | CBC News
After a five-year break from politics, former Progressive Conservative leader and cabinet minister Peter MacKay hopes to make his return as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-leadership-peter-mackay-profile-1.5689547
Democrats formally nominate Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee | CBC News
Democrats have formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/world/dnc-convention-night-2-1.5691026
Freeland doesn’t have the Bay Street experience of Morneau. Does it matter? | CBC News
Chrystia Freeland doesn’t have the Bay Street credentials of her predecessor Bill Morneau, who was CEO of the large Canadian human resource firm Morneau Shepell. But that’s not necessarily the only ingredient a prime minister looks for when choosing a finance minister.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-morneau-finance-minister-bay-street-experience-1.5691135
Trudeau tries to pivot — and trips over his finance minister | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says proroguing Parliament gives the government a chance to prepare for the “unprecedented opportunity” presented by the pandemic. But that can’t obscure the fact it’s egregious, Aaron Wherry writes.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-government-trudeau-prorogue-wherry-1.5691338