Last week, the Senate adopted Bill C-34, the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. The Senate Banking Committee, on which the Senator Tony Loffreda serves as Vice-Chair, reviewed the bill and adopted it without any amendments, but with some strong observations directed to the government. Considering the importance of this bill in attracting direct foreign investments, the Senator chose to write his most recent piece on the bill and the work of the committee.
TORONTO – Their dream was to come to Canada and build a better future for their family. And they were succeeding, despite the enormous sacrifices required of those who can only rely on their own strength. They were succeeding until something, as sometimes happens, interrupted that already difficult path to happiness. (more…)
TORONTO – Less than one year after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has crossed a new milestone: as of Wednesday morning, the population is at 41 million, according to Statistics Canada’s real-time “tracker”. (more…)
TORONTO – The tug of war over the carbon tax continues between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada: in a letter sent to the seven premiers asking for a stop to the imminent increase in the tax (on April 1st) – also to the Liberal premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey – the Prime Minister writes that ““There are several factors that affect inflation. It is critical to dispel the misconception that Canada’s carbon pricing system is a significant driver of inflation — because that is demonstrably false. According to the Bank of Canada, the carbon price is only responsible for about 0.1 percentage points of annual inflation”. (more…)
TORONTO – The federal government has said it clearly, and several times: the carbon tax cannot be touched. But what do Canadians think? The Angus Reid Institute tried to understand this through an online survey conducted from March 20 to 22 on a random sample of 1,602 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. (more…)
