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B.C.’s NDP government will table its first full provincial budget today, filling in the many blanks that remain from the party’s platform in last year’s election. The New Democrats came to power on promises to remake the province’s daycare system with a $10 per day system — which the government is already backing away from — and to further rein in out-of-control housing prices. But many of the details have yet to be announced, putting significant pressure on Finance Minister Carole James.
The budget could also include new measures to target money laundering after a Globe and Mail investigation found lenders connected to the fentanyl trade are using real estate to launder money. The province’s attorney-general says the government is prepared to crack down.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown, who entered his name into the race to replace himself as leader, discussed a $375,000 deal with a future Ontario Tory candidate. An affidavit says Jass Johal, who was acclaimed as the PC candidate for Brampton North, agreed to pay $375,000 for Aeroplan miles and a stake in a restaurant called Hooligans, which used to be a nightclub called The Bank in Barrie, Mr. Brown’s hometown. One month later, $375,000 was deposited in Mr. Brown’s bank account, ahead of a $2.3-million property purchase. But Mr. Brown says the deal was never done and that his family helped him buy the home.
The election commissioner is investigating a Liberal MP’s fundraiser later this week, which is supported by party headquarters but not by the local riding association.
The Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers says it was wrong of the Prime Minister and Justice Minister to weigh in publicly with their opinions on the jury’s verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering an enhancement to parental leave rules that would give benefits to fathers and parents in an LGBTQ relationship.
Mr. Trudeau is currently in India, where he announced that Indian companies planned to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Canada and create at least 5,000 new jobs in the coming years.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is signalling there could be funds for a redress system for those caught up by mistake in the no-fly list.
Military insiders tell the Toronto Star that morale flights – those carrying entertainers across the ocean to entertain troops – routinely feature heavy drinking and inappropriate behaviour.
“There’s so many areas where we know that if we had the courage to do more we could make people’s lives better,” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told a convention of New Democrats on the weekend. The policies discussed at the convention…
