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By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Fewer Canadians are living under the official poverty line than at any time in the last decade, Statistics Canada reports.
The agency laid the credit for the drop on a combination of a buoyant economy and the Liberals signature child benefit.
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — The Liberals will reimburse $500 to the House of Commons for using Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s parliamentary office to record a video pitch for donations to the party.
Liberal national director Azam Ishmael says the party is also offering to reimburse people who made donations linked to that video.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Newly released documents show the Manitoba Liberals outspent their opponents in a summer byelection that gave party leader Dougald Lamont a legislature seat.
The documents filed with Elections Manitoba show the governing Progressive Conservatives spent the least of any major party, despite having raised much more money than anyone else.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, Neepawa Banner & Press
NEEPAWA, Man. — Westman residents can be forgiven for forgetting that a provincial byelection just took place. While usually dull affairs, that wasn’t the case this time and the outcome could have an interesting impact on the province’s political future.
When the polls closed in the St. Boniface riding on July 17, the results were surprising.
By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Canadians will have to wait until Oct. 17 — one month longer than expected — before they’ll be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the date Wednesday during the last question period in the House of Commons before MPs departed for a three-month summer break.
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau did not violate any conflict of interest laws in sponsoring a pension bill last year, the federal ethics commissioner said Monday.
Morneau found himself in political hot water when he introduced the pension-reform legislation, which critics insisted would benefit Morneau Shepell, his family company. The finance minister rejected the allegations, which were among a series of ethical questions he faced late last year.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba politician is apologizing for saying a highway crash that left one of her colleagues a quadriplegic was a gift.
Judy Klassen, a Liberal legislature member, made the remark to former MP Steven Fletcher, who sits as an Independent in the Manitoba legislature.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Liberal Party has suddenly lost some of its key members in the lead-up to a byelection in which leader Dougald Lamont is seeking a seat in the legislature.
Party president Paul Brault, communications director Ian McCausland and a co-ordinator for byelection volunteers, Michelle Finley, all resigned this week.
