Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) MLA Peter Guthrie has voted in favour of an NDP motion for a public investigation into procurement practices of Alberta Health Services (AHS), following allegations of government interference in contracting by AHS. The move comes after allegations in a lawsuit started by former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos, who says she
Close to three-quarters of Canadians say that they believe businesses pass on some or a majority of the cost of the industrial carbon tax to consumers, according to a recent Leger survey. The survey, commissioned by the Taxpayers Federation, asked Canadians how much of the industrial carbon tax businesses pass on to consumers. The survey
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he still intends to defund the CBC if he becomes prime minister, but he doesn’t have a specific time frame for doing so. Poilievre used the “defund the CBC” theme prominently after becoming Tory leader, accusing the public broadcaster of a pro-Liberal Party bias, but he has not been as
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s throne speech focused on the government’s plan to boost the province’s economy, expand infrastructure, and improve health care. Ford’s throne speech was delivered on April 15 by Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont in the legislature. The government said its first priority is to break down trade barriers with other provinces and become less
As full moons go, next month’s will be beyond the ordinary. The so-called Full Pink Moon in May, named after the month’s blooms, will appear to have shrunk to a miniature size and dimmed noticeably darker, and will also block out the red star Antares—the “heart of the scorpion” in Scorpius. Peaking on May 12
Commentary When something’s been broken for decades and you’re dead-set on fixing it, what should you do? Try one thing, watch it fail, then try it again… and again… and again? Or look to someone else who has already dealt with the problem you’re facing and copy what they’re doing? Finally, a Canadian premier is
Honda Canada says a media report suggesting the automaker may transfer some of its production from Canada to the United States is inaccurate. Japan’s Nikkei financial newspaper ran a story April 15 that Honda intends to relocate a significant portion of its Canadian CR-V and Civic manufacturing from its plant in Alliston, Ont., to the
The French-language leaders’ debate has been moved two hours earlier to avoid coinciding with the Montreal Canadiens’ final game of the season. The debate will take place on April 16 at 6 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. The move came after Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh expressed concerns the high-stakes
With less than two weeks to go before the federal election, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has pledged new upskilling and training benefits for workers, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a Tory government would implement several measures to protect seniors from scams. Carney said in Saint-Eustache, Que., on April 15 that a Liberal government would
Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s stance on building new pipelines has drawn criticism from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who has questioned his commitment to making Canada more energy independent in the face of U.S. tariffs. “Does he want Canada to be strong, prosperous and independent or not?” Smith said in an April 14 social media post.