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Chief WE lobbyist claims she knew nothing about Morneau’s ties to organization

But “that just makes absolutely no sense,” one Conservative MP told the Commons ethics committee

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2 months ago

March 1, 2021

The former head lobbyist for the WE Charity said she had no clue about former Finance Minister Bill Morneau's personal involvement with the group, said Blacklock's Reporter. But “that just makes absolutely no sense,” one Tory MP told the Commons ethics committee. At the committee, Sofia Marquez said she knew nothing of We Charity’s dealings with Morneau. The committee was forced t

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Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard and the Vice-President: News Editor of Western Standard New Media Corp. He has served as the City Editor of the Calgary Sun and has covered Alberta news for nearly 40 years. dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com

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O’Toole says his carbon tax is ‘not a tax’, denies breaking promise

And he said he didn’t break his promise to kill the hated Justin Trudeau carbon tax because with his tax, the money doesn’t go to the government.

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3 hours ago

April 18, 2021

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Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says his proposed new carbon tax is "not a tax", and that he didn't break his promise to kill the Justin Trudeau carbon tax because his carbon tax's revenues will be managed by bankers appointed by him, and not be held in government accounts. “Well I've always been consistent on wanting to eliminate Mr. Trudeau’s carbon tax, and that's what we're go

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Feds say costly Super Bowl ads needed to make Canadians aware of COVID

Authorities earlier credited millions in advertising, not blanket news coverage, for alerting Canadians to the risks of COVID-19.

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4 hours ago

April 18, 2021

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The feds paid almost $182,000 for COVID-19 safety ads aired during the Super Bowl, says Blacklock's Reporter. That works out to $1,347 per second of taxpayers' money for 135 seconds of Feb. 7 ad time. The total cost was $181,879. An estimated 8.8 million people in Canada watched a portion of the game. Authorities earlier credited millions in advertising, not blanket news coverage, for a

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O’Toole wants carbon tax placed on Chinese imports

“It’s certainly something we’re interested in,” Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said.

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4 hours ago

April 18, 2021

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A day after flip-flopping on Canada's carbon tax, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says the Liberals should slap one on imports from China, says Blacklock's Reporter. “Most Canadians don’t want to see Canadian jobs being shifted to China where they don’t respect the climate change commitments democratic countries are making, where their aluminum, where their steel is five, six, seven tim