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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the suspension of all federal fuel taxes, including the excise tax, the carbon tax and the GST, for the rest of 2026 in an effort to address the spike in fuel prices in Canada, which he says are 15 per cent higher than those in the United States. Poilievre told CP24 and...
Starting April 1, eligible home buyers in Ontario will no longer have to shell out 13 per cent HST on new homes, according to the latest deal struck between the province and the federal government that was announced Monday. Additionally, the province, along with the federal government, have also agreed to spend an allotted $8.8 billion to lower Ontario’s municipal...
The former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada has a message for any other party members who are considering crossing the floor, after MP Matt Jeneroux announced he would join the Liberal caucus: “Get it over with. Don’t draw this out.” Former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt told CTV Your Morning on Thursday that the party is rife...
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his recent jabs at Canada by saying “Canada is systematically destroying itself” and calling “the China deal” a “disaster.” “Will go down as one of the worst deals, of any kind, in history,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday afternoon. “All their businesses are moving to the USA. I wanted to see Canada...
As Prime Minister Mark Carney gears up for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week – the first visit to the country by a sitting prime minister since 2017 – an expert warns that the stakes are high and hypervigilance is advised. Carney announced the trip last week, saying that the decision was made because Canada is looking...
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has posted a letter on social media asking the federal government to “immediately” scrap “Liberal bail” and is urging the Prime Minister Mark Carney to vote for a Conservative motion that will rapidly pass the Jail Not Bail Act. “C-242 (Jail Not Bail Act) repeals the failed Liberal ‘principle of restraint,’ strengthens bail for major violent...
Days after Ottawa rescinded the digital services tax aimed at tech companies to advance trade negotiations with the U.S., critics have voiced their disappointment in the government’s handling of the situation. But one expert calls this move by Prime Minister Mark Carney a “mini-win.” The play made by the federal government to hold on to the tax until the last...
The federal government is taking steps to eliminate the interprovincial trade barriers under its jurisdiction, Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in a press release Monday. In a statement, Freeland said Ottawa has now removed all 53 federal exemptions in the Canada Free Trade Agreement that would inhibit interprovincial trade. Prime Minister Mark Carney significantly reduced the number of federal...