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Feds backtrack on deferring Income Tax Act changes
It was a decision by the “elected” Liberal government to defer the implementation of Bill C-208 to next year, Finance Canada officials told the house finance committee yesterday — much like it was the Liberals who have since reversed that call.
Read MoreOne-time wealth tax could rake in $60 billion, PBO projects
Canada’s budget watchdog estimates $60.7 billion over five years in net revenue could be raised through a one-time wealth tax, as proposed by one Liberal MP earlier this year.
Read MoreNDP’s fighting words for Lametti
A pair of NDP MPs renewed pressure on Ottawa yesterday, telling Justice Minister David Lametti to not “dare” tell them he is unable to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate decades-long abuses faced by Indigenous children.
Read MorePay equity regs get bureaucratic nod
Canada’s first pay equity commissioner is welcoming new regulations slated to come into force on August 31, thanks in part to “sufficient compliance measures” that will bring federally regulated workplaces in line with the concept of equal pay for equal work.
Read MoreSimon’s appointment ‘meet[s] the moment,’ says Trudeau
The country’s new Governor General and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “have not mentioned or discussed elections at all,” the prime minister said Tuesday, minutes after revealing Mary Simon was chosen from a list of “close to 100 different names.”
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