Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Conservative premiers across the country are 'not telling the truth' when it comes to the carbon tax. Trudeau's comments came as fresh sparks were flying in Ottawa at a recalled House of Commons committee.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Conservative premiers across the country are "not telling the truth" when it comes to the carbon tax.
Trudeau's comments came hours after he joined the flurry of political leaders penning open letters about the carbon tax, and as fresh sparks were flying in Ottawa at a recalled House of Commons committee. publishing letters asking to appear urgently before the Liberal-led House Finance Committee to air their concerns about the looming hike.
Liberal MP Francis Drouin warned that setting this precedent would not be one Conservatives would be pleased with in the end, when Liberal committee chairs start calling witnesses at their sole discretion. Testifying after him, Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer faced a series of questions about his past and recent highly cited, but contradictorily interpreted, analysis of the economic impact of the carbon tax.
Liberal MPs were quick to question why Giroux did not factor in the cost of climate change in his calculations, to which the PBO said it's outside of the scope of his mandate, suggesting MPs look to external think tanks for that type of cost-benefit analysis.In Trudeau's late Tuesday letter responding to Canada's premiers, he implored them to come up with a better climate action plan.
The prime minister called it "demonstrably false" that the carbon tax is a significant driver of inflation, pointing back to a Bank of Canada calculation also cited by a series ofHere's what Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will offer rentersDrowning in debt, Canada's Olympic athletes ask for raise in monthly 'carding' money in federal budgetThe public hearings portion of the federal inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections and democratic...
In Canada's six largest cities, 2023 started with stagnated housing construction, with a 20 per cent drop in the construction of single-detached homes compared to the year before.Three men from Quebec's Eastern Townships who were visiting the Gaspe Peninsula to go snowmobiling died after an avalanche on Mont Medaille.
A media frenzy was born on Feb. 27, when the hashtag .WhereIsKate exploded online with speculation about the whereabouts of the Princess of Wales. It opened a rabbit hole of amateur detective work, memes, bizarre theories and jokes.It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher's 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
In Canada's six largest cities, 2023 started with stagnated housing construction, with a 20 per cent drop in the construction of single-detached homes compared to the year before.Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the country, its national kennel club said Wednesday, citing a new draft law that looks to prohibit the breeding of dogs with 'skeletal anomalies.
A Toronto man is out $12,000 after falling victim to a deepfake cryptocurrency scam that appeared to involve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.It started small with a little pop tab collection to simply raise some money for charity and help someone — but it didn’t take long for word to get out that 10-year-old Jace Weber from Mildmay, Ont. was quickly building up a large supply of aluminum pop tabs.
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