August 23, 2019

3 Minutes

Federal Election 2019

What We Really Need to Know About the SNC Lavalin Affair

PV August 23, 2019

The Federal Ethics Commissioner’s ruling that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated conflict of interest rules, when he pressured then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt major criminal charges against SNC Lavalin and instead provide a...

4 Minutes

Ontario Uncategorized

Ontario Government Plans Many More Health Care Cuts

PV August 23, 2019

The Financial Accountability Office (FAO) Budget and Economic review has identified planned government spending savings that come via (1) announced program changes (program cuts like the government’s cut to OHIP+), (2) announced efficiency targets...

3 Minutes

Canada Indigenous peoples

Trudeau’s Nunavut Housing Plan Made of Straw

PV August 23, 2019

On August 2, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a trip to Iqaluit for a photo-op during which he laid out his government’s alleged commitment to building new housing in Nunavut. The territory is in...

5 Minutes

World

Venezuela Retains Political Control After New US Coercive Measures

PV August 23, 2019

In political terms the government of Venezuela had a good month of July while managing very critical economic circumstances. Reps of 120 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) countries attended their ministerial meeting in Caracas, and...