Jordan Press
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Trudeau looks to lure tech talent, capital north in San Francisco visit
The employee roll at Ben Zifkin's Toronto-based startup is set to double over the coming year to handle the increase in users of his free service, a business-based social network known as Hubba.
Trudeau was going to be in hot water one way or the other: ethics watchdog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was going to find himself in hot water one way or another when he took a trip to the Aga Khan’s private island, then later attended a pair of meetings about one of the spiritual leader’s projects, the former House of Commons ethics watchdog said Wednesday.
Liberal MPs shoot down opposition bid to summon Trudeau over ethics, Aga Khan
Justin Trudeau has been spared from testifying before a parliamentary committee over his controversial Bahamas vacation, as Liberals on the House of Commons ethics committee said Trudeau and can answer questions about the getaway during a cross−country town hall tour.
Feds to start overhaul of social security tribunal after latest review
Canada's problematic social security tribunal is in for an overhaul, with a renewed focus on serving the people who challenge federal benefit decisions instead of making them jump through administrative hoops.
Disabled Canadians forced to hire lawyers by federal benefits tribunal
Some disabled Canadians fighting for government benefits are being forced by a federal tribunal to hire lawyers, a move that has baffled advocates and appears to fly in the face of Liberal plans for the appeals body.
Garneau makes push for voice, video recorders in locomotives after Amtrak crash
A deadly derailment on the west coast of the United States this month underlines the need to have voice and video recorders in trains to improve safety on Canada's rail lines, the transport minister says.
What a federal ethics report reveals about how Justin Trudeau sees his job
The prime minister doesn't have business meetings. He has relationship sessions.
Documents outline Liberal lobbying plan to promote Gordie Howe bridge in U.S.
Federal officials have been on a months-long campaign to surreptitiously slip the name Gordie Howe into conversations with top-level American counterparts to promote the new border crossing that will bear the hockey player's name.
Feds to spend millions to reverse low take up rates for low-income benefits
The Liberals are looking beyond the bureaucracy to figure out how to spend more than $1 billion in uncollected benefits meant to help low-income families save for their children's post-secondary education.
Air Transat slammed, fined for handling of hours-long tarmac delay
Air Transat failed its passengers during a sweltering, hours-long ordeal aboard two of its grounded aircraft this summer, a federal agency ruled on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, as it fined the airline $295,000 and ordered it to cover the out-of-pocket expenses of affected passengers.