Larry Savage, Brock University and Simon Black, Brock University The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout pose serious challenges for Canada’s workers. Naomi Klein’s 2007 bestseller, The Shock Doctrine, documented how political and economic elites […]
To help ease the financial burden of Covid-19, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government is providing financial assistance to employed and self employed Canadians. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) will provide a $2,000 taxable benefit for […]
Canada has approved an emergency federal bill which gives the government the power to spend billions of dollars to support individuals and families affected by novel Covid-19. The bill was signed into law by Julie […]
The coronavirus outbreak has closed borders, schools and businesses around the world. The movements and mobility of hundreds of millions of people has been dramatically limited. The government has recommended that Canadians self quarantine in […]
At the climate summit held in Paris in December 2015, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to reducing Canadian emissions of greenhouse gases (most importantly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels) to 30 […]
Three people who have visited with the senator in recent weeks or been briefed on her status say her diagnosis appears to have taken a heavy toll on her. Other confidants, including two who have seen or spoken with the senator, underscored that they are still hopeful she could serve out the nearly two years… […]
The demands, while not unexpected, underscore the headache awaiting Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who told GOP members during a recent call that they would need a short-term spending fix before October. In addition to vowing to oppose a so-called clean short-term funding bill, the Freedom Caucus is also planning to vote against any spending legislation that… […]
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said that the most important thing for Republicans is that they defeat President Joe Biden in 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday he thinks that former President Donald Trump should exit the 2024 GOP presidential race. “I think so,” Cassidy (R-La.) told host Kasie Hunt when asked on… […]
The Universal Service Fund — a federal subsidy pool collected monthly from American telephone customers — faces the biggest crisis of its existence. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Over the past 26 years, the Universal Service Fund — a federal subsidy pool collected monthly from American telephone customers — has spent close to $9 billion a… […]
This year it is home to a local race that has the hallmarks of a race for national office: Candidates sparring over book bans in schools, crime and public safety, and the security of democracy in the next presidential election. “As Pennsylvania goes, so goes the presidential race in 2024. And as Bucks County goes,… […]
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