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Ontario strikes $108.5M school food program deal with feds to provide 9.8 million meals a year
Ontario has reached an agreement with the federal government that will see $108.5 million roll out over the next three years to help fund a school food program in the province.
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Canada's digital services tax set for a reckoning with U.S.
The fight over Canada's controversial digital services tax may escalate this week, as a deadline looms for the Biden administration to decide whether to proceed with dispute arbitration under the revised North American trade deal amid retaliation threats from Donald Trump's next administration.
Senators amend Bloc Québécois supply management bill, putting it on path back to Commons
Senators on the foreign affairs committee amended a controversial agricultural trade bill Wednesday, putting it on a path back to the House of Commons.
Manitoba reaches deal to join federal school food program
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's NDP government is set today to become the second province to sign on for a slice of the $1 billion federal school food program.
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The Bloc's supply management trade bill is getting a rough ride in Senate
If Liberals want support from the Bloc on future confidence votes, C-282 must become law. But private members bills are not prioritized on the Senate’s agenda. There's no Liberal caucus in the Senate anymore to force it through. And the Independents now in charge have big concerns with this bill.
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The government's stance on military exports to Israel is anything but clear-cut
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's announcement Tuesday that Canada's suspended 30 military export permits to "ask questions" may have been intended to placate pro-Palestinian activists demanding an arms embargo on Israel. But without more transparency, it remains a political muddle.
Why doesn't Canada have more electric school buses?
Kids like them because they're quieter and less stinky — plus, they don't have to worry about their ride to school contributing to climate change. Data even links riding e-buses to higher test scores. So why is only two per cent of Canada's school bus fleet electric?
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The political consensus on taxing Chinese imports is now complete — your move, Minister Freeland
Now that Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives have joined the chorus calling for more action against Chinese imports, a key decision facing Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland this month just got a little easier.
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Will Canada join the U.S. in a tariff battle against Chinese EV imports?
The Canadian government appears set to push back against the explosive growth in Chinese electric vehicle imports by joining its allies in a tariff battle that risks triggering retaliation from Beijing.
Opposition set to amend election bill to curb MP pension eligibility
An attempt by the Liberals to avoid holding the 2025 federal election on a date that conflicts with a religious festival appears set to be overruled by the Opposition, following claims that the new date sets up a financial conflict of interest for MPs first elected in 2019.