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A federal climate bureau spent more than $600 million last year, says an internal audit. Spending did not include $800,000 in annual staff time to manage newly-detailed carbon offset regulations: “Doing nothing is not an option.”
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The $675 million Public Health Agency “lacked everything” despite assuring legislators it was prepared for the pandemic, a Liberal-appointed lawmaker told the Senate national finance committee. “I was told twice, not just once but twice, you had enough resources on hand to deal with the pandemic,” said Senator Éric Forest (Que.): ‘There was a huge gap between the perception and the reality.’
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Members of Parliament are ordering former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi to reimburse the House of Commons more than $9,000 after determining she breached parliamentary rules by employing her sister in her constituency office for more than three years using public funds.
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We Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger have until Friday to testify to the Commons ethics committee on conflicts of interest or face threatened arrest for defying Parliament. “I will sign the summons immediately,” Conservative MP Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie-Mackenzie, Alta.), chair of the committee, said yesterday.
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