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1 week ago | 
policyalternatives.ca | Jon Milton |Trish Hennessy |David Macdonald |Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
For the first time since 1977, and the third time ever, the monarch of the British empire appeared before Canada’s parliament to read the speech from the throne to open a parliamentary session. King Charles’ words were, for the most part, written by officials in the newly elected Canadian government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney—and, as with all speeches from the throne, outline the government’s priorities for the coming parliament. Much of the content of the speech, then, was not surprising.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sussexexpress.co.uk | David Macdonald
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowDavid Macdonald, a local multilingual Chartered Accountant whose practice is The Martlet Partnership in Yeoman Gate, Worthing and Carmen Calvo , a dual qualified Spanish and British lawyer with her own practice in Worthing, have negotiated a collaboration agreement between two leading national and international organisations.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thespec.com | Stuart Trew |David Macdonald
Canada is on tenterhooks in these final days before Donald Trump’s swearing-in as 47th President of the United States of America. The main source of anxiety is whether Trump will make good on a promise, made in late November, to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports as one of his first acts in office.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
wellandtribune.ca | Stuart Trew |David Macdonald
Canada is on tenterhooks in these final days before Donald Trump’s swearing-in as 47th President of the United States of America. The main source of anxiety is whether Trump will make good on a promise, made in late November, to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports as one of his first acts in office.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
cambridge.org | David Macdonald
Since the end of World War II, the US government has, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, spent nearly $4 trillion on foreign aid, broadly referring to money that seeks to provide humanitarian relief, economic development, and/or military arms to other countries.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
peicanada.com | David Macdonald
High demand remains among Island motorists wanting studded tires for unpredictable winter road conditions, despite technological advances which make some winter tires perform better than studded ones. “Every year we think it will be fewer and fewer (customers)… but we still stud a good 50 to 60 per cent of tires,” said Randy MacDonald, owner of Brudenell Tire. kA 4=2DDlQAcQm$96=5@? {2G6CD[ 2 >6492?:4 7@C |:==:82? %:C6 :?
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
nationalobserver.com | David Macdonald
I have no idea what this fiscal update even means given the chaos that preceded it. Certainly, the update to the government books is worth examining to see where we’re at. But in terms of the policy proposals for the future, who knows where those will land? In a sense, the updated figures for the coming year also are equally in jeopardy, not because of the finance minister’s abrupt resignation, but because a massive 25 per cent tariff wall is looming.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
policyalternatives.ca | David Macdonald
The following article is based on speaking notes from a presentation which the author gave to the Senate Committee on National Finance. The video of the presentation is at the bottom of the page. In the midst of an ongoing furor over affordability, Canada’s federal government announced a flashy new policy—stripping the GST sales tax from some goods during the holiday season, including childrens’ toys, Christmas trees, books, clothes, and most food items.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
peicanada.com | David Macdonald
An advocate for electric vehicles says the provincial government and business operators have to step up to ensure enough chargers are available to handle the rising numbers of drivers - especially tourists - who own electric vehicles. “EVs are coming all around us; it’s only going to hurt us by not welcoming them,” said Kurt Sampson, executive director of the Electric Vehicle Association of Atlantic Canada.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
gjsentinel.com | Nathan Deal |David Macdonald
After visiting Haiti himself and seeing the conditions faced by its residents in person, Tom Paradis began to think about how he could help the country from Grand Junction. The solution he came up with: a nonprofit organization with a mechanism of transparency. Paradis runs the Grand Junction-based organization Help Haiti, which has a goal of raising $10 million to go toward projects in the embattled nation. “Our charity put up $129,000 to start with a goal of raising $10 million,” Paradis said.
