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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 “projects of national interest” built faster. Additional detail is set out below. The MPO, established under the Building Canada Act that was passed in June, is being touted by the…
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The Canadian Dollar in the Digital Age of Money
There is good reason to be sceptical about volatile private digital currencies. But with legislative and regulatory developments underway in the world’s largest economy, digital currencies (in the form of US Dollar backed “stablecoins”) have now gone mainstream. Stablecoins are a less volatile version of crypto currency – not just because of the clever name;…
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The Politics of Pageantry. A New Parliamentary Session Begins.
The participation of King Charles III in the rituals which launched a new session of the Canadian Parliament was no casual thing. His presence was sought, and his participation calculated. The King’s remarks served to remind Canadians, and signal to our neighbours to the south and the world, that Canada has its own history and…
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PM Carney’s Cabinet: Purpose Built For A Hinge Moment
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his first Cabinet on Tuesday (if you don’t count the caretaker Cabinet he appointed after assuming the leadership of the Liberal Party a few weeks ago). Of necessity that original Cabinet retained a lot of Trudeau holdovers. This one “purpose built for a hinge moment” is truly Mark Carney’s Cabinet,…
