- — Duclos says federal/provincial health deal needs to set priorities, be flexible, to fix broken system
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at 2/5/23 2:00amCanada’s health-care system isn’t working anymore, and Tuesday’s first minister’s meeting in Ottawa will require the provinces and the federal government to agree on common priorities while allowing regional flexibility if it's going to get back on track, says Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.- — 'Clearly, something is wrong': Correctional Service to review elder programs in prisons
- at 2/4/23 2:00amAn Indigenous human rights activist says he hopes an upcoming Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) review of elder services at prisons will lead to meaningful change for the Indigenous inmates who make up 32 per cent of the prison population.
- — Federal government is in a tight fiscal environment, Freeland says ahead of health talks
- at 2/3/23 5:24pmA combination of a slowing global economy, rising inflation and rising interest rates is restricting the federal government's ability to take on new spending, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday following a meeting with her provincial counterparts.
- — Minister unclear on whether government will get back $173M it gave to vaccine maker set to close
- at 2/3/23 1:50pmMinister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne said Friday the government has legal options to recover $173 million it gave to soon-to-be defunct medical company Medicago for COVID-19 vaccine development. But he didn't say whether the government is looking to get its money back.
- — The Liberals backed themselves into a corner on firearms — leaving no option but surrender
- at 2/3/23 1:18pmIt was a “climb down” and it was “humiliating” for the federal government — that much seems beyond dispute. But the government’s real mistake was to box itself so thoroughly in a corner that throwing up its hands was the only conceivable way forward.
- — Global Affairs summons Chinese ambassador after surveillance balloon crosses continental airspace
- at 2/3/23 12:21pmOfficials at Global Affairs Canada have summoned China's Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu for a meeting in response to a high-altitude surveillance balloon that a government source says was in Canadian airspace.
- — Ottawa withdraws controversial amendments to firearms law
- at 2/3/23 8:12amThe Liberal government has withdrawn a series of controversial amendments to pending firearms legislation, Bill C-21, that some firearms owners say would have unfairly targeted hunters and farmers.
- — Freeland to call for joint federal-provincial effort to counter Biden's tax credits
- at 2/3/23 2:00amWhen finance ministers meet in Toronto today, they'll hear both an update on the country's economic outlook and a pitch from Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on the need for a shared response to the competitive challenges posed by the United States.
- — Ontario First Nation hires outside firm to investigate 28-year boil water advisory
- at 2/3/23 2:00amA northern Ontario First Nation that has lived under a boil-water advisory for nearly three decades has hired an outside consultant to find out once and for all what ails the community's water system.
- — Does the government spend too much on outside consultants? | At Issue
- at 2/2/23 7:15pmAt Issue this week | The Liberals face mounting pressure over more than $100M spent on consulting contracts with McKinsey & Company as the opposition questions the relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the firm's former head Dominic Barton. Plus, the tension between anti-Islamophobia representative Amira Elghawaby and Quebec politicians.
- — B.C. has no 'red line' going into health talks with federal government, premier says
- at 2/2/23 3:38pmWhile Canada’s premiers have been insisting they need 35 per cent of their health-care funding costs covered by the federal government, British Columbia’s premier is signalling he may be willing to move past that "red line" in next Tuesday’s meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- — Intelligence agency says ransomware group with Russian ties poses 'an enduring threat' to Canada
- at 2/2/23 2:01pmCanada's cyber intelligence agency says Lockbit — a prolific ransomware group with links to Russia — was responsible for 22 per cent of attributed ransomware incidents in Canada last year and will pose an "enduring threat" to Canadian organizations this year.
- — Federal government moves to delay MAID for people suffering solely from mental illness
- at 2/2/23 11:22amThe Liberal government is introducing legislation to delay by one year the expansion of the medically assisted death (MAID) law to cover those suffering solely from a mental illness.
- — Veteran broadcaster Tom Clark to be named consul-general in New York: sources
- at 2/2/23 11:00amVeteran broadcast journalist Tom Clark has been named Canada's consul-general of New York, sources have told CBC News. The former chief political correspondent for Global News and bureau chief for CTV in China and Washington spent more than four decades working in Canadian journalism.
- — There are questions to ask about government contracting — but MPs don't seem interested in asking them
- at 2/2/23 10:29amThere are very real questions to be asked about the amount of money the federal government has been spending on the advice of private-sector consultants like McKinsey. But it's not clear that any federal party is actually interested in asking them.
- — As Conservatives push government on bail reform, Lametti warns there are no easy fixes
- at 2/2/23 8:48amJustice Minister David Lametti says the government is considering legislative changes to deal with repeat, violent offenders as the Conservatives push the federal government to toughen bail conditions in certain cases.
- — Some First Nations leaders criticize probe into national chief's workplace conduct
- at 2/2/23 2:00amSome First Nations chiefs are calling for a different type of workplace investigation to probe claims that the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations bullied and harassed staff — while others are urging the national advocacy organization to get back to business.
- — U.S. rates to keep rising as Federal Reserve says Canadian-style pause could be risky
- at 2/2/23 2:00amIt's premature to declare victory over inflation, says the U.S. central bank's Jerome Powell, in a move that could force North American interest rates even higher yet.
- — Dominic Barton insists he's had no involvement in McKinsey's government contracts
- at 2/1/23 12:34pmDominic Barton, McKinsey & Company's former global managing director, told a House of Commons committee Wednesday he has played no role in the federal government's decisions to grant contracts to the consulting firm.
- — Governments seek buyer as Quebec COVID vaccine-maker Medicago set to close
- at 12/6/22 12:34pm
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