Daniel Leblanc

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Ottawa abolishes green fund in response to scathing AG report

Ottawa abolishes green fund in response to scathing AG report

The federal government is axing a $1 billion green fund in response to a report by the auditor general that pointed to "significant lapses" in its handling of federal funding. According to Auditor General Karen Hogan, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) violated its conflict of interest policies 90 times, awarded $59 million to 10 projects that were not eligible and...

Canada Post refusing to collect banned guns for Ottawa's buyback program

Canada Post refusing to collect banned guns for Ottawa's buyback program

Canada Post is refusing to collect firearms that were banned by the federal government in 2020, complicating Ottawa's plans for a buyback program to remove 144,000 firearms from private hands, federal sources say. The Crown corporation informed the government of its position in a recent letter. It said its decision was based on concerns about its employees' security, according to...

Federal probe of employee complaints about billion-dollar green fund now complete

Federal probe of employee complaints about billion-dollar green fund now complete

The federal government now has the results of a probe it launched into a federal agency tasked with funding early-stage green technology -- an agency that has been the target of employee complaints about hundreds of millions of dollars paid to the green tech sector.