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13.05.2021 / 20:41

Trudeau did not break federal ethics rules in WE Charity scandal — but Morneau did: report

Justin Trudeau did not break federal ethics rules in what has become known as the WE Charity scandal — but his former finance minister, Bill Morneau, did.Mario Dion, the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, issued his reports into the conduct of both Trudeau and Morneau on Thursday and found that while Trudeau did not violate the rules, Morneau broke three provisions in the Conflict of Interest Act.The reports, titled Trudeau III and Morneau II, mark the third time Trudeau has been investigated for accusations of breaking federal ethics rules since he became prime minister in 2015, and the second time for Morneau, who quit federal politics last year.The first report looked at Trudeau’s vacation on the Aga Khan’s private Bahamian

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Budget 2021 will come on April 19 as Canada races against variant spread: Freeland

Chrystia Freeland announced the hotly anticipated date for Budget 2021 in question period on Tuesday in keeping with tradition on how budget dates are normally revealed.The last budget was tabled on March 19, 2019.Former finance minister Bill Morneau delayed the budget that was scheduled for March 2020 as the House of Commons shut down amid the escalating coronavirus pandemic crisis.Since then, the federal government has rolled out hundreds of billions of dollars worth of pandemic spending on a wide range of programs including new benefit programs like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Canada Recovery Benefit, as well as tax deferrals and industrial subsidies.Estimates from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux peg the likely

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Green Party policies would have made ‘all the difference’ in pandemic, new leader says

Green Party has only three seats in the House of Commons, but newly elected Leader Annamie Paul says she wants to connect with voters to build on that support.“We have been heading in the right direction for a very long time and it’s just time to make that link with people in Canada in terms of who they’re choosing to vote for,” she said in an interview with Global News’ Mercedes Stephenson on The West Block.“We are the party that has been talking about the policies that had they been in place when the pandemic hit, would have made all the difference in the world,” she said, referencing universal pharmacare, long-term care reform and a guaranteed livable income.Paul, an activist and lawyer who once served as an adviser to the International

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Freeland says she’s confident coronavirus defeat ‘is not years away’

Chrystia Freeland, who was appointed Minister of Finance in August when Bill Morneau resigned, said she is confident the coronavirus will be defeated and that it won’t take years to do so.But until that happens, she said the government is prepared to keep spending money even as the deficit is projected to hit $343 billion this fiscal year, with no clear plan for how or when the federal government will rein it in.

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COMMENTARY: Canadians want throne speech to focus on current problems, not ‘big picture’ ideas

COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and Canada needs a new plan. This is their opportunity for a big COVID reset.In addition to resetting the policy agenda to match pandemic-driven realities, this is also an important opportunity for the Trudeau Liberals to take back the narrative about their governing of the country.When the prorogation was announced on Aug.

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WE Charity Canada says it could take a year to wind down, will still release documents

WE Charity says it will still release internal documents, requested by Parliament, as the embattled organization proceeds with plans to lay off 115 staff and shutter Canadian operations.The NDP and Conservatives have called on the charity to “immediately release” several documents that the Kielburgers and the charity’s staff promised to provide the parliamentary committee probing the controversy this summer, but haven’t yet been released. Among those documents include a breakdown of how much the WE organization paid members of Trudeau’s family for appearing at its events.WE said said Thursday it would be “pleased to provide” the documents once a new Commons finance committee is selected when Parliament resumes Sept.

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Trudeau says government needs new team focused on rebuilding Canada’s economy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday addressed Bill Morneau resigning as finance minister the day prior, saying he worked “tirelessly” over the past five years and would continue to make “important contributions” to the country in years to come. Asked about the resignation, Trudeau said they needed a new team focused on both the present and future in terms of rebuilding the economy, but would not say if he had asked Morneau to stay.

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Global credit rating agency issues new warning over Canada’s coronavirus spending, debt

pandemic passes.Fitch Ratings downgraded Canada’s triple-A credit rating in June, dropping the country to an “AA+” rating over what it called “the deterioration of Canada’s public finances” due to COVID-19.

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Coronavirus pandemic will dictate Freeland’s plan for economy, experts say

Chrystia Freeland, who 24 hours earlier had become Canada’s finance minister.For the president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the call signaled how Freeland will approach her new portfolio — reaching out to multiple stakeholders and listening to ideas before embarking on a path forward.“She’s hard-working. She’s accessible.

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The Tories and NDP aren’t calling for an election over WE Charity. Here’s why

WE Charity scandal continues to engulf the government following one of the most tumultuous weeks in federal politics since the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic.Opposition parties are still pushing for answers about why the Liberals gave the deal to run a student service grant to a controversial group with close financial ties to the families of both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former finance minister Bill Morneau.But even as they do so, neither the Conservatives nor the NDP have pushed to topple the government.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, NDP MP Matthew Green and Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre said now is simply not the right time.“One of the considerations that hasn’t been talked

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Ipsos Poll: Gap between Liberals, Conservatives narrows following Bill Morneau’s resignation

A new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found support for Liberals has dropped, while support for Conservatives has grown in the wake of former finance minister Bill Morneau’s resignation.

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Liberals, Tories in close race on heels of WE Charity scandal, Morneau resignation

WE Charity scandal demonstrates corruption by the Liberals, even as most still approve of how the government is otherwise handling the coronavirus response.And despite those approval ratings remaining high, there appears to be a close race between the Liberals and the Conservatives when it comes to decided voter support.

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Trudeau planning social welfare system overhaul, sources say

Justin Trudeau is weighing sweeping changes to Canada’s social welfare system and a series of economic measures that will align the country with ambitious climate goals, according to people familiar with the matter.The economic recovery plan to bolster the social safety net will especially help those hurt most by the pandemic and come after Trudeau replaced a fiscally cautious finance minister.“The prime minister wants to go big,” said a government source, adding that Trudeau, 48, sees the moves as part of his legacy.Trudeau replaced former Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who resigned on Monday, with close ally Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday. Morneau stepped down amid friction with Trudeau over spending plans, sources told Reuters.

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Trudeau prorogues Parliament — what exactly does that mean?

Justin Trudeau on Tuesday as he announced intentions to prorogue Parliament until Sept. 23 — a move that would effectively kill any unfinished business, including bills and committees, ongoing in the current session.“Today, I have asked the governor general to prorogue Parliament, which must happen before any government can present a throne speech,” he said.The move comes hours after Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was sworn in to replace Bill Morneau, becoming the country’s first female finance minister.

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Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland sworn in as finance minister

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is the first woman to take on the role of Canada’s finance minister, less than 24 hours after Bill Morneau resigned. David Akin looks at the reaction to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest cabinet shuffle, and how Trudeau is proroguing Parliament.

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Deciphering decisions: Trudeau prorogues Parliament; Morneau resigns

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is proroguing Parliament until September 23.

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Trudeau proroguing Parliament ahead of new throne speech this fall

Justin Trudeau has asked the governor general to prorogue Parliament — a move that shuts down committee meetings on the WE Charity scandal — and says he will give a new speech from the throne laying out the plan for navigating the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.The news comes after a rollercoaster start to the week with the resignation of Bill Morneau on Monday evening from his post as minister of finance following reports of a rift between the two men over plans for the best path forward on the coronavirus recovery.

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Reaction to federal finance minister switch

USask economics and sustainability professor Greg Poelzer discusses the sudden resignation of Bill Morneau as the federal finance minister, and confirmation by Global News that Chrystia Freeland will take over the role.

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Chrystia Freeland will replace Morneau to become first female finance minister

Chrystia Freeland is taking on a major new role: finance minister.Sources say she will take over the massive finance portfolio following the resignation Monday night of Bill Morneau after reports of a rift between him and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the best course forward on the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.Morneau had been under fire over his role in the WE Charity scandal, particularly his failure to recuse himself from cabinet discussions on the group given his family financial ties.Both Morneau and Trudeau are now under investigation by the ethics commissioner over accusations of conflict of interest in that controversy, which emerged after the government granted administration of what was originally billed as

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Bill Morneau steps down as finance minister

Bill Morneau is stepping down from his post as Canada’s finance minister and as Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre.Speaking at a press conference on Parliament Hill Monday evening, Morneau said he never planned to run in more than two federal elections, adding that as Canada continues to work towards economic recovery amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, it is “the right time for a new finance minister to deliver on that plan.” Trudeau, Morneau clashing over green initiatives and coronavirus spending: sources “That’s why I’ll be stepping down as finance minister and as Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre,” he said.Morneau had served as Canada’s finance minister under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since 2015.Morneau also announced

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Bill Morneau says he’s resigned as Canada’s finance minister, MP

Bill Morneau on Monday announced that he had resigned as Canada’s finance minister and MP for Toronto Centre following his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Bill Morneau resigns as Canada’s finance minister

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has announced his resignation, as a growing rift is reported between him and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mercedes Stephenson reports on the drama that’s unfolded in Ottawa.

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Trudeau, Morneau clashing over green initiatives and coronavirus spending: sources

Justin Trudeau and his finance minister about coronavirus spending is also fuelled by disagreements over the scope and scale of proposed green initiatives, three sources familiar with the matter said.Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau are scheduled to meet on Monday in a bid to sort out their differences, said a fourth source aware of the meeting. The sources requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation.Morneau and his team have pushed back against other cabinet ministers about how much funding was needed, including to what extent the recovery could be helped by investing in environmental projects, the people added.

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Coronavirus: Federal wage subsidy program might cost $14B less than predicted

federal wage subsidy program might cost $14 billion less than the government predicted.A new report today by Parliamentary Budget Office analyst Ben Segel-Brown estimates subsidizing wages for companies during the COVID-19 pandemic will cost $67.9 billion through the end of December.Finance Minister Bill Morneau estimated in his July fiscal report it would cost $82.3 billion.

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Trudeau not cutting vacation short for rare summer sitting of House

Justin Trudeau’s ethical conduct will be put under an opposition microscope Wednesday during a rare summer sitting of the House of Commons — but the prime minister won’t be there.Trudeau is on vacation with his family and his office says he won’t be cutting it short to attend the special parliamentary sitting.It’s not clear that Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be there either.Trudeau and Morneau are under investigation by the federal ethics watchdog for possible conflicts of interest arising from the government’s decision to hand the administration of a student grant program to WE Charity.Both have close family connections to the charity and have apologized for not recusing themselves from the decision.Trudeau’s office points out that

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Liberals defend having coronavirus rent program run by Crown corporation

COVID-19 pandemic.The opposition Conservatives have questioned why the CMHC, rather than the Canada Revenue Agency, was asked to run the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program, given the revenue agency manages several other pandemic-related support programs.

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5 takeaways from Trudeau’s testimony in WE Charity scandal investigation

Justin Trudeau was in the hot seat Thursday as he testified to the House of Commons finance committee about his role in the decision to give WE Charity a sole-sourced deal to administer a $912-million student grant program.Trudeau and his chief of staff Katie Telford both expressed regret that the prime minister did not recuse himself from the decision, given the charity’s long history with members of both Trudeau’s and Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s families.

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What is the WE Charity scandal and who are the Kielburger brothers?

WE Charity agreed to run student grant program as ‘favour’ to Canada: Kielburgers According to a biography posted on the WE Charity website, Craig Kielburger is a “social entrepreneur” and a co-founder of WE Charity.He was born and raised in Thornhill, Ont.Craig, alongside his brother Marc, founded WE Charity — formerly known as Free the Children — when they were teenagers, in 1995.The younger of the Kielburger brothers was inspired to advocate on behalf of child labourers after reading a headline in the Toronto Star: “Battled child labour, boy, 12, murdered.”The brothers’ initial Free the Children charity fundraised for a number of organizations which worked to help free children from situations of forced labour.The teens gained

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Trudeau and chief of staff to testify on WE controversy Thursday

Justin Trudeau is to testify Thursday afternoon about his government’s decision to get the WE organization to run a summer student-volunteer program.His chief of staff Katie Telford is to follow him for questioning by the House of Commons finance committee.

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Revamped coronavirus wage subsidy program might help more businesses, industry says

coronavirus pandemic might be able to rehire more workers now that the government has broadened an emergency federal wage subsidy, industry groups and economists say.“We are far from out of the woods at this point and businesses are going to need that continuing assistance,” said Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He said the chamber was “very encouraged.”Uptake of the program has been slow, with critics pointing to the requirement that businesses show a minimum 30 per cent revenue decline to get a 75 per cent payroll subsidy of up $847 per week.

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Trudeau gov. contract for $912M student program was with WE Charity’s real estate holding foundation

Justice Trudeau’s government awarded the contract to run the $912-million student volunteer program to a foundation that only received charity status last year and whose stated purpose was to “hold real estate,” newly released records show.Both a government and charity official confirmed the controversial Canada Student Service Grant contract was not with WE Charity, as Trudeau announced.Rather, the government gave the contract to the WE Charity Foundation, which is a distinct charity with no track record.The WE Charity Foundation was incorporated as recently as January 2018.

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Liberals push to pass bill to extend wage-subsidy program, disability grants

wage-subsidy program, send a special payment to people with disabilities and extend some legal deadlines for court cases.Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the wage-subsidy program needs to be extended to December and have its criteria loosened a little, so business can re-open and employ workers even if trade is slow at first as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

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Bloc Québécois to support Liberal bill expanding, extending coronavirus measures

Bloc Québécois says it’ll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of Commons meets on Monday.In a statement, party House leader Alain Therrien said the measures proposed by the Liberal government are in keeping with demands the Bloc has made.Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Friday the Liberals want to give wage supports to a wider range of businesses.

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Coronavirus: Canada to extend emergency wage subsidy program into December

Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced on Friday the federal government would extend the emergency wage subsidy until Dec.

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House of Commons ethics committee begins probe into WE Charity deal

WE Charity to run a massive student-volunteering program.WE gave up running the $912-million program amid controversy over hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees the WE organization paid to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family for appearances at WE events.Trudeau has said he should have recused himself from the decision but didn’t.

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Finance minister expected to reveal changes to COVID-19 wage subsidy program

Bill Morneau will outline today how the federal government is reshaping its emergency wage-subsidy program that has been extended to the end of the year.The program is the heart of the Liberals’ promise to help Canadians get back to work, even if has to be at a slower pace, as the pandemic wanes.

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Jean Charest asks Ottawa for aid for the aerospace industry

coronavirus economic recovery.Charest, a representative for the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, made the announcement by videoconference Thursday, accompanied by several representatives from the industry.

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Liberal’s fiscal snapshot predicts a $343B deficit, B.C. set to pass 3,000 COVID-19 cases

Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has an analysis of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s fiscal snapshot of federal spending during the coronavirus pandemic. Baldrey also provides stats of COVID-19 growth in the province as numbers indicate British Columbia could surpass 3,000 cases on Wednesday.

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Canada’s fiscal snapshot: One-on-one with Finance Minister Bill Morneau

Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau joins Dawna Friesen from Ottawa to discuss the country’s fiscal and economic snapshot following Wednesday’s announcement that Canada will see the deficit soar to $343 billion this year.

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Fiscal Snapshot: Conservative MP says Morneau could not ‘utter’ $343 billion deficit

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday, in response to the government’s economic and fiscal snapshot, criticized Finance Minister Bill Morneau saying he could “not bring himself to utter” the size of the debt or the country’s deficit, saying that Canada’s debt had reached $1.06 trillion and its projecting a deficit of $343 billion.

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Fiscal Snapshot: Scheer says Morneau gave no plan to support reopening

Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer said on Wednesday, in response to the government’s economic and fiscal snapshot, that Finance Minister Bill Morneau “painted an extremely dire” picture for Canada’s finances but said he gave no plan on how to help Canada, including how to stimulate growth and attract business or create the conditions for job growth.

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Fiscal Snapshot: Morneau details how COVID-19 benefits have helped Canadians, businesses

Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Wednesday, as part of the government’s economic and fiscal snapshot, that the government has put provided more than $212 billion in direct support for Canadians during the pandemic.

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Fiscal Snapshot: Morneau says keeping COVID-19 transmission rate down key part of economic plan

Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Wednesday, as part of the government’s economic and fiscal snapshot, that if they keep the COVID-19 transmission rate in decline they can ensure a stable and steady economic recovery. He also said the snapshot is intended to encapsulate the period of time until the end of the current fiscal year in March 2021, saying predicting further is not possible.

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Where will Canada’s coronavirus economy go next? Here are 3 possible scenarios

coronavirus pandemic makes it clear that a high level of economic uncertainty remains.But officials still outlined several possible scenarios for what could come next for Canada’s economy — and they depend on whether there is a serious second wave of COVID-19 transmission.

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Canada’s coronavirus deficit soaring to $343B as feds warn of ‘permanent change’ to economy

The flood of federal spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis will see the deficit soar to $343 billion this year, as officials warn the economy might never go back to normal.At the same time, Finance Minister Bill Morneau provided no indication of a roadmap for when or how the government plans to rein in spending. But he insisted in the 168-page fiscal snapshot that the country remains well-positioned to handle the weight of that deficit because of historically low interest rates .That lack of clarity means there are few clues as to what Canadian taxpayers can expect down the road, either in terms of potentially higher taxes or service cuts.

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Liberals to give Canadians a preview of federal deficit, spending amid coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemic affecting government finances for the fiscal year including an estimated deficit and a projected path for the economy.Finance Minister Bill Morneau is to release what the government has styled a fiscal and economic snapshot.

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Coronavirus: Morneau defends public finances after Canada’s credit rating downgraded

Bill Morneau is defending the state of the country’s finances after an international agency stripped Canada of its triple-A credit rating.He says Canada is in a stronger financial position than many other G7 and G20 countries, noting continued global investment in Canadian bonds helping to drive down the cost of borrowing.

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Trudeau to tout wage subsidy program in Quebec after CEBA expansion delayed

Justin Trudeau will visit a gourmet cafe in Quebec today to underline his plea to small business owners to use the federal wage subsidy program to rehire workers.But his visit to Biscotti & cie in the village of Chelsea comes at the same time that the federal government is delaying the start-date for another program that was supposed to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic.Finance Minister Bill Morneau took to Twitter late Thursday to announce that the promised expansion of the Canada Emergency Business Account to include small owner-operated businesses will not launch today as scheduled.

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