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Government Launches Major Projects Office to Expedite Projects of National Interest
On Friday the Government of Canada launched the Major Projects Office (“MPO”) with a mandate to serve as a single point of contact to get
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Ontario Budget 2024 Analysis
Ford government shifts course with $214 billion to deal with political and economic challenges Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented the 2024 Ontario Budget with a
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The Cognitive Dissonance of the 2023 Fiscal Update
Not so very long ago when “Fall Economic Updates’” were added to the Parliamentary calendar, these short “Updates” on the fiscal situation heralded a new
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Let’s try this again: The Ford Government’s Second Cabinet Shuffle
There has been a fair amount of turmoil in the Ontario Ford government the last few weeks, and certainly the last 48 hours, with the
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Cabinet Jenga on The Rideau
Refashioning a Cabinet mid-way through a Government’s mandate is not unlike a game of Jenga. Something’s gotta give to get things moving: a retirement, a
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Crypto Won’t Stay Dead: A Conundrum for Regulators and Central Bankers. An Opportunity for Canada.
The demise of “crypto exchange” FTX (only a short time ago), and the resulting collapse in the value of crypto, may have been greeted by
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Budget 2023: Big Spending To Placate The NDP and Confront A Competitive And Dangerous World
The NDP are the big winners in Budget 2023. The Liberals have delivered what the NDP needs to continue to shore up the Minority Liberals:
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Ontario Budget 2023: A Budget for Uncertain Times
The Ford government released its 2023 Fiscal Plan with very little of the “pre-conditioning” announcements that have been de rigueur for governments of all stripes
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The Federal Mini Budget: Keeping Their Powder Dry, Not So Much
The federal government delivered a Fall Economic Statement this week. These Statements have morphed into ‘mini budgets’ full of pricey ‘goodies’ that used to be