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Trudeau tells NATO allies Canada is on track to meet 2% spending target
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a meeting of parliamentarians from NATO nations Monday that Canada is on track to meet its commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032.
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.
Tom Clark brushes off claims he lied to committee about purchase of $9M luxury NY condo
New York Consul General Tom Clark has dismissed claims he pushed the federal government to buy a new $9 million apartment for him in the city, and insists any criticisms he made of the old official residence in New York were comments made in passing to a colleague.
Jagmeet Singh asks premiers to match his pledge to remove sales tax from daily essentials
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has written to Canada’s premiers asking them to match his pledge to remove the GST from daily essentials by doing the same with their provincial sales taxes.
After years of decline, child poverty in Canada is rising swiftly: report
Child poverty is rising swiftly in Canada and the Liberal government’s Canada Child Benefit “has lost its power to sustain poverty reduction” and bring down income inequality, says a new report from Campaign 2000.
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler says RCMP told him Iranian plot to kill him was foiled
The RCMP has told former justice minister Irwin Cotler that a plot by agents of Iran to assassinate him was foiled.
Liberal government's immigration plan will cut housing gap almost in half, report says
The Liberal government's recent reduction of immigration levels will nearly cut the need for new housing units in half by 2030, says a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Jagmeet Singh pledges to cut GST from essentials like groceries, heating and kids' clothing
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to remove the GST from “daily essentials” if his party forms the next federal government.
Trudeau flying in and out of Bermuda Wednesday to deliver eulogy for Peter Green
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying in and out of Bermuda on Wednesday, where he will deliver a eulogy at the funeral for Peter Green, a close family friend.
Conservative MPs want Tom Clark to answer more questions about $9M condo purchase
Conservative MPs want New York Consul General Tom Clark to appear again before a parliamentary committee after the release of documents that show he expressed concerns about the suitability of his official residence in the city.