Jordan Press
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Loosen grip on dairy sector to help NAFTA talks, New York Republican says
The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada's dairy sector took new focus on Sunday, September 9, 2018, as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came under scrutiny and spin on political talk shows on both sides of the border.
Work-life balance, precarious workers, a focus for revamp of federal labour code
Restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada's federal labour rules which are to be updated by the time Labour Day rolls around next year, Canada's employment minister says.
Liberals eye closer look at 'right to disconnect' in labour rule revamp: report
The federal Liberals are considering whether a reshaping of federal labour standards should include giving workers the right to ignore their job-related emails at home.
Airbnb's federal budget proposal tells Liberals, 'We want to be regulated'
One of the world's largest short-term rental websites is inviting the Trudeau Liberals to create a regulatory regime for the burgeoning industry — something its critics have long advocated and raising pressure on the government to set rules in the market.
Feds to test limits of Indigenous housing ideas through new contest
The Trudeau Liberals are offering Indigenous communities $30 million in prize money as part of a contest that could end up rewriting the rules about how the federal government funds badly needed housing on-reserve.
New infrastructure minister eyes ways to speed up Champlain bridge work
Canada's new infrastructure minister says he plans to meet with the people overseeing construction of a new $4.2-billion bridge in Montreal to figure out if — and how — the project can be done on time. The Champlain Bridge project is supposed to be completed this December.
Liberal promise to set strict rules for unpaid interns pushed to 2019
Justin Trudeau's Liberals won't make good on their vow to crack down on unpaid internships until next year — almost four years after the issue first landed on the federal government's agenda.
Mike Duffy lawyers raise spectre of past scandal in bid to sue Senate
Sen. Mike Duffy's lawyers recalled the political scandal surrounding his expense claims in a bid on Thursday, June 28, 2018, to keep the Senate in the crosshairs of a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over his suspension from the chamber in 2013.
In Bill Morneau's riding, 40 per cent of children live in poverty, report says
Four in every 10 children residing in Finance Minister Bill Morneau's downtown Toronto riding live in poverty, one of the highest rates identified in a new report tracking child poverty rates across all 338 federal ridings.
Liberals set to unveil changes to key program fighting homelessness
A cornerstone federal strategy to combat homelessness is set to receive a makeover this week that's expected to focus on outcomes, rather than how quickly cities are spending.