Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program should be scrapped and a standalone agriculture program should be created.
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Conservatives would scrap temporary foreign worker program says Poilievre
Party’s plan includes a phase-out period and new, standalone agriculture worker program
Alberta MP resigns, Poilievre will seek seat
Damien Kurek has formally resigned his Alberta seat, allowing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection expected this summer.
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs should fund tax cuts says Poilievre
Leader of the opposition touts a “Canada First” approach to U.S. tariffs with measures already championed by Tories
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday that Canada must retaliate against U.S. tariffs and should use retaliatory tariffs to fund tax cuts.
Climate change a political hot potato on both sides of border
Lately, it’s been nearly impossible to watch, read or listen to the news without politics being in the headlines. At the forefront is the upcoming presidential election in the United States and the race between current U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. It’s interesting fodder at times, but as I write this […] Read more
China threat on canola unpalatable, not surprising
The most concerning aspect of Canadian farmers caught in a trade dispute between China and Ottawa is the lack of surprise. The federal government knew China was likely to target Canadian canola exports before it placed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per cent surtax on imports of steel and […] Read more
Changes to capital gains inclusion rate now in effect
Federal gov’t has been under pressure to reverse the decision, but an economist says it is unlikely to change its mind
REGINA — The June 25 deadline to implement federal tax changes has come and gone without the exemption farmers wanted. Organizations had asked Ottawa to keep the capital gains inclusion rate for farmers at 50 per cent instead of raising it to 66.67 per cent. This rate applies to capital gains of more than $250,000. […] Read more
