Government Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Trudeau shuffles cabinet as his Liberal government faces new election threat /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-as-his-liberal-government-faces-new-election-threat /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-as-his-liberal-government-faces-new-election-threat#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:59:39 +0000 /?p=418000 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is adding eight fresh faces to his cabinet in a shuffle Dec. 20, though they may not have much time in those new roles after all.  Just before Trudeau moved to shore up his front bench, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declared he is finally ready to vote down the […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-as-his-liberal-government-faces-new-election-threat/feed 0 City of Toronto is overstepping its scope with TGS standards /dcn/news/government/2024/12/city-of-toronto-is-overstepping-its-scope-with-tgs-standards /dcn/news/government/2024/12/city-of-toronto-is-overstepping-its-scope-with-tgs-standards#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:05:00 +0000 /?p=417825 At a time when the residential construction industry is finding it difficult to build homes that people can afford, it makes little sense for some municipalities to impose additional green building standards that only raise the cost of new housing further and add to the affordability problem. But instead of being responsible and doing the […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/city-of-toronto-is-overstepping-its-scope-with-tgs-standards/feed 0 Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-shuffle-cabinet-friday-as-pressure-for-him-to-resign-remains /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-shuffle-cabinet-friday-as-pressure-for-him-to-resign-remains#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:37:02 +0000 /?p=417725 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumultuous week that saw Trudeau lose his finance minister and face a new swell of pressure within his caucus for him to […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-shuffle-cabinet-friday-as-pressure-for-him-to-resign-remains/feed 0 Trudeau weighs his options as his path to stay on as prime minister narrows /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-weighs-his-options-as-his-path-to-stay-on-as-prime-minister-narrows /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-weighs-his-options-as-his-path-to-stay-on-as-prime-minister-narrows#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:11:41 +0000 /?p=417651 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation Monday heightened calls for him to step down. Freeland resigned as finance minister on Monday — the same day she was scheduled to present the fall economic statement and just days after Trudeau told her she would be moved out […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-weighs-his-options-as-his-path-to-stay-on-as-prime-minister-narrows/feed 0 B.C.’s projected deficit grows again to $9.4 billion in latest fiscal update /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-s-projected-deficit-grows-again-to-9-4-billion-in-latest-fiscal-update /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-s-projected-deficit-grows-again-to-9-4-billion-in-latest-fiscal-update#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:15:38 +0000 /?p=417527 VICTORIA — British Columbia’s new finance minister said she is “realistic” about the economic challenges facing the province after announcing this year’s record deficit is projected to reach $9.4 billion. Brenda Bailey said the forecasted deficit for 2024-2025 has grown by $429 million from the $8.9 billion estimated in the last fiscal update in September, […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-s-projected-deficit-grows-again-to-9-4-billion-in-latest-fiscal-update/feed 0 Failing to close the deal comes with costs /dcn/news/government/2024/12/failing-to-close-the-deal-comes-with-costs /dcn/news/government/2024/12/failing-to-close-the-deal-comes-with-costs#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:15:22 +0000 /?p=417537 The volatility of real estate values can cause anxiety among purchasers, sometimes causing them to re-think closing the deal. They might even seek a reduction in the purchase price, known as abatement, at the last minute. However, purchasers have no right to demand such price abatements or any change to the terms of the purchase […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/failing-to-close-the-deal-comes-with-costs/feed 0 Ontario has $12.7B school repair, construction shortfall: budget watchdog /dcn/news/government/2024/12/ontario-has-12-7b-school-repair-construction-shortfall-budget-watchdog /dcn/news/government/2024/12/ontario-has-12-7b-school-repair-construction-shortfall-budget-watchdog#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:20:35 +0000 /?p=417174 TORONTO — Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says it would cost $31.4 billion over 10 years to clear a backlog of school repair needs, build enough new spaces to address growth and maintain all schools in a state of good repair. However, the Financial Accountability Office says the provincial government’s 10-year capital plan allocates $18.7 billion for […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/ontario-has-12-7b-school-repair-construction-shortfall-budget-watchdog/feed 0 Tories call for House hearings on tariffs amid Liberal tumult as firms seek strategy /dcn/news/government/2024/12/tories-call-for-house-hearings-on-tariffs-amid-liberal-tumult-as-firms-seek-strategy /dcn/news/government/2024/12/tories-call-for-house-hearings-on-tariffs-amid-liberal-tumult-as-firms-seek-strategy#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:35:37 +0000 /?p=417159 OTTAWA — The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S. trade., ahead of president-elect Donald Trump’s entry to the White House. The Tories say they have no faith in the Liberals to handle the situation following Monday’s resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who was set to have a major […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/tories-call-for-house-hearings-on-tariffs-amid-liberal-tumult-as-firms-seek-strategy/feed 0 With Freeland out and the federal deficit up, Parliament is set to take holiday break /dcn/news/government/2024/12/with-freeland-out-and-the-federal-deficit-up-parliament-is-set-to-take-holiday-break /dcn/news/government/2024/12/with-freeland-out-and-the-federal-deficit-up-parliament-is-set-to-take-holiday-break#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:52:27 +0000 /?p=417067 OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance minister’s resignation. After Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/with-freeland-out-and-the-federal-deficit-up-parliament-is-set-to-take-holiday-break/feed 0 B.C. expands financial assistance for people affected by flooding /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-expands-financial-assistance-for-people-affected-by-flooding /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-expands-financial-assistance-for-people-affected-by-flooding#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:53 +0000 /?p=416855 VICTORIA – The provincial government has announced Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) eligibility has been expanded for more people, businesses and communities affected by flooding due to the atmospheric river event from Oct. 18 to 20. Those in Surrey, the Village of Anmore and city of Port Moody are now eligible to apply. The new geographical […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-expands-financial-assistance-for-people-affected-by-flooding/feed 0 Strategic thought will maximize a successful outcome /dcn/news/government/2024/12/strategic-thought-will-maximize-a-successful-outcome /dcn/news/government/2024/12/strategic-thought-will-maximize-a-successful-outcome#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:15:00 +0000 /?p=416923 The link between vision and results is the development and implementation of concrete plans for bringing the willed vision into effect. To that end, senior management need the capacity for strategic thought. The basic objectives of strategy may be quickly summarized. They are to minimize the risk of misdirected effort and to maximize the probability […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/strategic-thought-will-maximize-a-successful-outcome/feed 0 BREAKING: Liberals table fall economic update despite losing finance minister /dcn/news/government/2024/12/breaking-liberals-table-fall-economic-update-despite-losing-finance-minister /dcn/news/government/2024/12/breaking-liberals-table-fall-economic-update-despite-losing-finance-minister#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:41:16 +0000 /?p=416933 OTTAWA — Liberal House Leader Karina Gould has tabled the government’s fall economic statement in the House of Commons. The autumn budget update includes some new measures to encourage business investment and beef up border security ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House next month. But the resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland […]

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