Finance Dept Paid Outside Speechwriter For Champagne’s Budget 2025 Speech
A speechwriting contract might be small compared to the country’s national budget. But when Ottawa promises to control spending, the abstract budget line turns into a visible test of internal discipline. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation reported that the Department of Finance paid for outside speechwriting work connected to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s 2025 budget speech. […]
What Would Carney’s National Electricity Strategy Be?
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected Thursday to release details of a national electricity strategy aimed at expanding Canada’s power system, according to reporting on his schedule and source-based accounts. Currently, the pledge of the government is to double the country’s electricity grid capacity by 2050 as power demand moves from a utility-planning issue into […]
Senator Wanted by ICC for Drug War Killings Flees Philippine Senate Under Cover of Gunfire
Philippine Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa slipped out of the Senate building before dawn on May 14, hours after gunfire erupted inside the compound in what critics allege was a staged diversion to cover his escape from an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Multiple Senate sources confirmed dela Rosa left the premises at around 2:30 […]
Alberta Court Quashes Independence Petition in Major Blow to Separatist Group
An Alberta Court of King’s Bench justice delivered a sharp setback to separatist ambitions in the province on Wednesday, striking down Elections Alberta’s approval of a referendum petition on independence. Justice Shaina Leonard ruled that Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure erred in law by greenlighting the initiative from Stay Free Alberta, a group claiming to […]
Kevin Warsh Confirmed as Federal Reserve Chair in 54-45 Senate Vote
Kevin Warsh secured confirmation as the next Federal Reserve chair on May 13 with a Senate vote of 54-45, marking one of the closest and most polarized outcomes for the position in modern history. The vote saw only one Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, cross party lines to join Republicans in support of the […]
Agnico Eagle Doubles Down on Ontario with Massive $14 Billion In Planned Investment
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM) has unveiled a staggering $14 billion investment plan targeting its gold operations in Ontario over the next five years, a move set to reshape the province’s mining landscape and bolster local economies. The bulk of the capital, $12 billion, will fuel operations, development, and exploration across Agnico Eagle’s properties in […]
Ottawa and Alberta Strike Carbon Pricing Deal, Targeting $130/Tonne by 2040
A long-awaited carbon pricing agreement between the federal government and Alberta is nearing completion, with a target of $130 per tonne by 2040 for industrial emissions. The deal, expected to be announced before the end of this week, marks a pivotal alignment on climate policy between Ottawa and the province. Under the terms, Alberta’s effective […]
LinkedIn Cuts 5% of Workforce in Strategic Reorganization Amid Tech Sector Layoffs
LinkedIn announced on Wednesday that it will reduce its workforce by about 5% as part of a strategic reorganization aimed at prioritizing high growth business segments. With a global staff of over 17,500 full-time employees, the cuts are expected to impact hundreds of workers across various teams. The decision comes against a backdrop of mounting […]
Move Over Canada, Venezuela Is Now The 51st State In Trump’s Map
President Donald Trump posted a map of Venezuela covered by the US flag, labeling the South American country as the “51st State”. The image, posted by Trump and amplified by the White House account, has turned a territorial provocation into a policy test as the relations is heightened to Washington’s post-Maduro oil, migration, and regional-security […]
NGEx Minerals Drills 207.79 g/t Gold Over 17.3 Metres At Lunahuasi
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX) is making the case that the gold story at Lunahuasi is no longer a sideshow to the copper. Five fresh holes from the Phase 4 program at the Argentina project returned some of the strongest precious metal numbers yet released from the deposit, including a two metre interval grading 1,740 grams […]