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1 – 10 of 126The budget keeps the deficit just inside prescribed limits despite an increase in new spending, by stepping up measures to boost revenue. Initiatives designed to target the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286531
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Containing stimulus measures worth over CDN100bn (USD80bn), it aims to nurture and sustain a post-COVID recovery that is now expected to see growth of 6.5% this year. However, it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261043
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Biden and his host, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, worked hard to project positive bilateral relations, stressing their alignment on international issues. There was some progress…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278023
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Some 15 Republican states have passed or are considering legislation to ban or limit DEI programmes at institutions receiving state funding, including universities and colleges…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281012
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DeSantis is a leading, if undeclared, contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. He has built a strong base among voters and legislators in Florida that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275496
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Parliament elected a new speaker and the governor general delivered the government’s traditional throne speech, which sets out its legislative priorities. Prime Minister Justin…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249309
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The speech, which until recently was built around an effort to relaunch the president’s domestic agenda, began with an intense section designed to show the strength of US resolve…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267666
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The government expects a CAD381bn (USD297.5bn) deficit for fiscal year 2020-21 (ending March 31). It also promised a CAD100bn stimulus package from calendar 2021, in further…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258154
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had prorogued parliament. The throne speech requires a vote of confidence in the government. If the government loses, a snap election can follow…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256480
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US presidential primary elections have calendars and rules that change from one cycle to the next. For Republicans in 2024, changes designed to benefit Trump may allow him to wrap…