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Provincial government cost of living relief cheques are getting issued to people who have died since filing their 2021 tax return. (iStock) An Independent politician in Newfoundland and Labrador says he has been fielding calls from residents who have received cost-of-living cheques for spouses who have recently died. Mount Pearl-Southlands MHA Paul …
Read More »Exiled opposition leader pressing Trudeau to sanction Belarusian military, security officials over Ukraine war
The exiled opposition leader of Belarus will meet separately with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly over the next two days in the hopes of persuading them to impose further sanctions on military and security services in her country. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya — who was widely considered to have won …
Read More »Opposition MPs call for more transparency about secret orders-in-council
Opposition MPs are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be more transparent about secret orders-in-council his government has adopted. New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh said a lack of transparency erodes trust in government institutions. He said the national security exemption for keeping such orders-in-council secret should be used judiciously. …
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