You voted for it, Canada:
Canadians can expect even higher prices at the pumps once the Trudeau government moves ahead with its planned carbon tax hike on April 1.
The hike comes even as gas prices hit record highs across Canada, with parts of downtown Vancouver now paying over $2.00 per litre.
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Federal budgeting leaves taxpayers with little ability to “follow each and every dollar,” Budget Officer Yves Giroux said yesterday. Current practice sees cabinet propose billions in spending with little oversight, he said: “Essentially what the government is telling you is, ‘Trust us.'”
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The CRTC yesterday would not comment on Access To Information records suggesting its CEO personally arranged a meeting with a telecom lobbyist in an Ottawa barroom. Ian Scott had told MPs all his meetings were recorded: “Presumably your meeting in that bar wasn’t recorded.”
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Canada’s last ambassador to Afghanistan was disorganized and dismissive of cries for help as Kabul fell to the Taliban last August 15, eyewitnesses have testified at the Commons Special Committee on Afghanistan. “We really don’t have time for you,” witnesses quoted Ambassador Reid Sirrs and his staff.
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