Federal budget to target Canada-wide high speed internet by 2030

Broadband investments will focus on narrowing urban-rural divide, source says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will roll out a multi-year plan in the federal budget to give all Canadians access to high-speed internet by 2030, CBC News has learned. Finance Minister Bill Morneau will outline the specifics in the budget on Tuesday. But a government source […]

Liberals thwart Conservative attempt to delay budget unless Wilson-Raybould makes 2nd appearance

Next justice committee meeting same day as federal budget release The Liberals have stepped in to thwart Conservative plans to stall the federal budget in retaliation if the Liberal majority on the House of Commons justice committee blocks Jody Wilson-Raybould from testifying again.  On Sunday, finance critic Pierre Poilievre said his party would “use every parliamentary tool in the toolkit […]

Flights cancelled, hundreds evacuated following fire in terminal 1 at Pearson airport

Outbound international flights and inbound arrivals were suspended, but have since resumed Hundreds of people have been evacuated following a fire inside terminal one at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, according to Peel police. Following the incident, all flights to the U.S. scheduled to depart from terminal one Sunday evening were cancelled, according to the Greater […]

Canada’s oilpatch needs to stop living in a bubble

Canadian energy companies are frustrated, but can’t just stay home and lick their wounds If there was one takeaway from attending the annual CERAWeek conference in Houston, it is this: Canada is at risk of becoming a footnote in the global energy matrix. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper might have proclaimed – back in 2006 […]

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