Politics

[ad_1] Tuesday’s federal budget will include a tax increase on the richest Canadians, sources tell Radio-Canada. It’s not clear exactly what form the tax measure will take but senior Liberal sources have told Radio-Canada that it will affect less than 1 per cent of Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have been on a countrywide tour…

[ad_1] The federal procurement watchdog says the government has created a “strong perception of favouritism” in awarding certain contracts to the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. A report released by Canada’s procurement ombudsman Alexander Jeglic last month examined government contracts awarded to McKinsey between April 2011 and March 2023. Jeglic found that McKinsey had been…

[ad_1] Days after Iran launched an aerial attack on Israel, Canada’s main opposition parties say it’s time for the Government of Canada to officially name Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. On Monday morning, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis posted on social media that the party would move a motion to immediately list the IRGC…

[ad_1] Why It Matters The Department of Veterans Affairs offers the majority of medical procedures known as gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy, prosthetics and hair removal. But veterans must seek surgeries outside of V.A. hospitals, where they have to rely on private health insurance coverage or pay the costs out of pocket. Josie Caballero, the…

[ad_1] When Iran agreed to a deal in 2015 that would require it to surrender 97 percent of the uranium it could use to make nuclear bombs, Russia and China worked alongside the United States and Europe to get the pact done. The Russians even took Iran’s nuclear fuel, for a hefty fee, prompting celebratory…

[ad_1] As former President Donald J. Trump goes on trial on Monday in Manhattan, President Biden and his allies are not likely to say much. For Democrats, a former president facing criminal charges over covering up a sex scandal surrounding the 2016 campaign speaks for itself. The media coverage will be constant, especially if Mr….