Finance Department

The federal Liberals are banking on the creation of a new, arm's-length lending machine that could leverage billions in public money and turn it into new highways, bridges and transit projects.

Rachel Notley took a more traditional Alberta swipe at the government when she urged Ottawa to pick a pipeline- any pipeline- and do it sooner than later. But it seems the liberals aren't convinced.

Ottawa and the provinces reached an agreement−in−principle this week to gradually increase CPP premiums as a way to boost the program’s benefits for future generations of retirees.