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
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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
Cohen: Let’s make Greenland great again | The London Free Press
For the United States, Greenland is the right island in the right place at the right time.
— Read on lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/cohen-lets-make-greenland-great-again/wcm/47e6cdf2-efe5-4046-94a6-552e7d16d3e5
Ottawa announces $1.75B to compensate dairy farmers for impact of trade deals – BNN Bloomberg
Ottawa announces $1.75B to compensate dairy farmers for impact of trade deals – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/ottawa-announces-1-75b-to-compensate-dairy-farmers-for-impact-of-trade-deals-1.1302728
Italy’s return to political chaos leaves investors in wait-and-see mode
A furious global hunt for yield has helped to spark a significant repricing of fixed-income markets.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/08/20/italys-return-to-political-chaos-leaves-investors-in-wait-and-see-mode.html
Ontario moving ahead with municipal funding cuts | The London Free Press
Ontario will go ahead with some of its controversial municipal funding cuts for public health and child care next year, with Premier Doug Ford telling a gathering of municipal leaders on Monday that the government was making the move after listening to their concerns.
— Read on lfpress.com/news/local-news/ontario-moving-ahead-with-municipal-funding-cuts