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Royal Canadian Legion reacts to federal report on disability claims delays

Legion has long been advocating for a comprehensive strategy The Royal Canadian Legion is renewing its call for a comprehensive strategy to deal with escalating...

Stéphane Boyer joins mayors saying homelessness must be tackled

Laval’s mayor was at Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ annual conference Politicians from across Canada, including the City of Laval, spent a recent weekend in Regina,...

Continued gov’t deficits threaten economic recovery, Fraser Institute claims

Think-tank warns of ‘significant long-term consequences’ from deficit spending As the Covid pandemic appears to be passing and public relief programs are winding down, questions...

Quebec’s Bill 96 reeks of Premier François Legault’s flawed populism

Say what you will about the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s Bill 96: If you are among the nearly 6.25 million people in this province...

Ottawa’s Covid support programs for businesses end on May 7

Covid debt, rising costs challenge small business recovery, says CFIB The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on the federal government to help the...

Construction industry’s underground economy steals billions every year

‘Time to stand up and speak out,’ says Canadian carpenters’ union president The United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) held its 2022 Tax Fraud Days of...

Work starts on new social housing project for low-income single moms in Laval

Twenty-three new units to be built on Dumouchel Ave. near city’s centre Laval-area officials from the federal, provincial and municipal governments gathered with local community...
Justin Trudeau & Stéphane Boyer

Boyer optimistic following meeting with PM Trudeau at Laval City Hall

New measures for first-time home buyers among the issues discussed Laval mayor Stéphane Boyer says a meeting he had last week at Laval city hall...

Inflation in Canada is 15%, not 5.7%

Like many of you, I enjoy my espresso coffee, and it would be very difficult for me to switch to tea, as some of...

Fraser Institute says Quebec families earning $100K or more pay highest taxes

National think tank critical of taxation rates here and in Canada’s Atlantic provinces According to findings in a new study conducted by the Fraser Institute,...