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Carl Meyer
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News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider
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November 20th 2020
“What we’re trying to do is create a set of accountability norms that will put an exceptionally high degree of pressure on both the present and future federal administrations,” says Liberal parliamentary secretary Will Amos.
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The Ford government has cancelled green energy programs and tried to halt partially built wind farms. But now it’s announcing plans to reduce emissions through a new “hydrogen economy" as a way to boost the economy amid COVID-19.
Emma McIntosh
News, Energy, Politics
| November 20th 2020
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The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has filed a personal lawsuit against RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki over lengthy delays in the release of a report from the force's civilian watchdog.
Timothy E. Wilson
News
| November 20th 2020
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Why should REITs and corporate landlords be made whole through COVID-19 when so many other businesses are taking losses?
Ricardo Tranjan
Opinion
| November 20th 2020
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Each year, fields of Canadian produce are plowed under due to cancelled orders. But that may be about to change.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
News, Food Insider
| November 20th 2020
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The younger city council Brampton elected in 2018 has tried to build back trust with young people while targeting the root causes of their troubles, which can include involvement with guns and gangs.
Morgan Sharp
News, Next Gen Insider
| November 20th 2020
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A not-for-profit group that promotes public awareness of digital rights says the Trudeau government has missed an opportunity to ensure political parties come under federal privacy law.
Jim Bronskill
News, Politics
| November 19th 2020
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Emma McIntosh
News, Politics
| July 15th 2020
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