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1 – 10 of 15The 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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The move, which is clearly targeted at Atlantic Canada where the Liberals need to buttress their support, has produced calls for more exemptions as well as triggering further…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283852
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CANADA/US: Keystone XL moves could see legal challenge
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES217541
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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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The result was anticipated, not least as the incumbent US president’s party almost always loses congressional seats in midterm elections. Yet this makes the 2018 polls no less…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239717
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UNITED STATES: Infrastructure reform merges with NAFTA
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES244054
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Conservatives have also pledged to support reforming the Senate as a non-partisan body and allow Trudeau to use his sizeable House of Commons majority to set policy without Senate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206586
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It includes large federal stimulus spending to spur economic growth and to alleviate the worst impacts of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly oil. The budget…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210194
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CANADA: Budget pressures will hinder Trudeau agenda
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES207058
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CANADA: Cities' lobbying could increase clout