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EDITORIAL: Ready for a $300 carbon tax?

Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax may have to increase to almost $300 per tonne of industrial greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to meet his commitment under the United Nations Paris climate accord.

Canada accounts for 0.4% of worldwide ocean plastic pollution: report

A federal report says Canada accounts for about 0.4% of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans,  according to Blacklock’s Reporter.

Inheritance tax can address income inequality, says Liberal MP

The parliamentary secretary to the finance minister is expressing his support for wealthy Canadians to pay a little more to address income inequality.

Former Liberal MP John McCallum retweets death joke about Trump

John McCallum, former federal politician and recent ambassador to China, retweeted a death joke following Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis.

EDITORIAL: Coping with COVID confusion

It was confusing enough when the federal public health agency reversed its position on mask wearing — on one day we were told it could do more harm than good, on the next it was a positive measure than could slow the spread of COVID-19.

EDITORIAL: Infrastructure repair wise, but Grit targets misguided

It’s not uncommon for governments to fund infrastructure projects during an economic downturn. It’s a way to provide jobs, boost the economy and get much needed projects completed.

Donato cartoon Oct. 2, 2020

RCMP accepted poorly qualified applicants: Report

You’d think the RCMP would recruit the best and the brightest in policing.

Environmental protests among federal security threats: Report

Federal security threats identified in a Treasury Board internal report included peaceful environmental demonstrations, according to Blacklock’s Reporter .