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The federal government is launching a “red tape review” with the hope of eliminating “outdated and overcomplicated regulations” to boost economic growth. Within the next 60 days, ministers will review regulations within their portfolios and take the steps to remove outdated or duplicated requirements, Shafqat Ali, president of the Treasury Board, announced Wednesday
Capping the public service will not be enough to pay for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s tax cut and defence spending promises, says Yves Giroux, Canada’s parliamentary budget officer. Carney has promised to pass a tax cut for the middle class by Canada Day, reducing the lowest marginal tax rate from 15 to 14 per cent. The cut is expected to...
For Ian Brodie, time is of the essence to reduce the federal budget. If Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives win the federal election, they could move at lightening speed to shrink the size of the public service. That’s according to Ian Brodie, a former chief of staff of prime minister Stephen Harper, who believes the most surefire way to usher in deregulation...
Legal challenges against a nuclear waste facility slated for construction near the Ottawa River continue to rise. On Wednesday, a coalition made up of a First Nation and environmental groups launched a legal challenge against the federal government and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) over the issuing of Species at Risk Act (SARA) permits to the company.
An Algonquin nation is asking the federal government to refuse to issue permits for a nuclear waste facility on the banks of the Ottawa River. Kebaowek First Nation said the request for permits under the Species at Risk Act should be turned down and the nuclear research company should have to do more to mitigate environmental risks associated with its...