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Green Party leader on her hopes for the federal budget
Canadian Green Party Leader Annamie Paul says she wants to see students protected and a residential tenant support benefit in the upcoming federal budget.
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Opposition leader reacts to Liberal government's 2021 budget
Erin O'Toole responds to the fiscal plan announced by the Liberal government on April 19.
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Federal budget promises billions of dollars for a national child care system
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the Liberal government will invest $30 billion dollars over five years on early learning and child care services in this year's federal budget.
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Bloc Québécois on Liberal government's 2021 budget
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet discusses whether he believes the budget will pass.
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NDP leader won't trigger an election during pandemic
Jagmeet Singh says it would be "irresponsible" to trigger an election by not supporting the budget.
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O'Toole says Liberals delivered 'election-style budget' during pandemic
Erin O'Toole responds to the fiscal plan announced by the Liberal government on April 19.
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Here's how the federal parties are reacting to the budget
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and leaders of the opposition speak with Power & Politics about the federal government's first budget in two years.
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Budget looks ahead to post-pandemic, next election
CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton says the budget contains a lot of pieces to try to please a lot of different factions and set the Liberals up for the next federal election.
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Child care, pandemic recovery key elements in Liberals' lengthy budget
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the Liberals' first budget in two years with a focus on recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a $30-billion promise of a national child-care program.
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Trudeau, Freeland asked about status of military sexual misconduct probe
Reporters asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland how the budget's allocation of $236 million to address misconduct in the military will be applied.
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Provinces disappointed budget skipped increase to health-care funding: B.C. premier
Rosemary Barton Live speaks with the chair of the Council of the Federation, B.C. Premier John Horgan, on what he says was missing from the federal budget — an increase to health transfers. Plus, the conversation explores affordable...
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New York's Marijuana Legalization Bill 'Almost Done' Says Senator Liz Krueger
New York State is inching even closer to legalizing marijuana, according to State Senator Liz Krueger. The state House, Assembly and Governors Office have come to an agreement on a bill that will be considered separately from the state...
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How wellness hubs became a lifeline for young people during the pandemic
Four years ago, Ontario created 10 wellness hubs — one-stop-shops for young people needing mental health services. They’ve become a critical lifeline for their clients during the pandemic.
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Alberta budget offers few cuts, more debt
( - image credit) The Alberta government's latest budget is far from the "fiscal reckoning" Premier Jason Kenney had long promised. Instead, there are very few cuts and lots of debt — a situation the province blames on the pandemic and...
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Bernie Sanders makes impassioned plea for huge COVID-19 aid package
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said senators needed to pass a $1.9-trillion aid package to help Americans who have suffered severely from the coronavirus and the economic fallout. The bill now goes back to Congress.
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Italy's political crisis raises concerns in Brussels over pandemic spending
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's resignation is raising questions over Italy's ability to effectively distribute the recovery funds it is set to receive.
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'Health care system is an exclusive jurisdiction of the provinces.' - Yves Francois Blanchet
Bloc Quebecois leader says he wants Prime Minister Trudeau to acknowledge the constitution regarding Quebec, imposed by former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
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N.S. premier urges Ottawa to 'transform' health transfer system
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says the COVID-19 pandemic has opened an opportunity for the federal government to transform health transfers to provinces.
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European leaders inch closer towards sanctions on Turkey
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has welcomed the move.
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Brexit and budget deadlock set to overshadow EU summit in Brussels
It's crunch time in Brussels, as European leaders meet physically for the first time since October.
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Guatemala protesters torch Congress as simmering anger boils over
A contentious budget bill pushed thousands into the streets to demand an end to corruption, among other grievances.
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Guatemala: Hundreds of protesters storm Congress building
Protesters and police have clashed in Guatemala's capital after hundreds stormed the Congress building and set it on fire.
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‘We are fed up’: Guatemalans continue anti-government protests
Guatemala’s Congress annulled a contentious budget this week, but protesters are still calling for the president and legislators to resign.
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Hungary and Poland block EU's COVID-19 recovery package over new rule of law drive
Budapest and Warsaw governments are threatening to veto the EU budget and recovery fund over proposals to link access to cash with the respect of the rule of law.