Laura Osman

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Laura Osman

The Assembly of First Nations’ preliminary legal review of Ottawa’s plan to fast-track selected projects suggests First Nations won’t have the opportunity to make informed decisions about infrastructure that could impact them. The AFN plans to hold an emergency meeting Monday to discuss how it will respond. (The Logic)Talking point: Prime Minister Mark Carney promised the government will uphold its constitutional obligation to consult First Nations when he unveiled the bill last week.

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Laura Osman

The new system will be implemented slowly over the next two years in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the pay issues that plagued the last system. (The Logic)Talking point: The federal government has been working for years to replace IBM’s decade-old Phoenix pay system, which underpaid, overpaid or simply didn’t pay public servants so often that it caused a multibillion-dollar debacle. Ottawa has been testing Dayforce, headquartered in Toronto and Minneapolis, as a possible alternative since 2021.

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Laura Osman

The parliamentary budget officer pegs the cost of the proposal at $1.9 billion over six years, while the Liberals initially estimated it would be closer to $3.9 billion over five years. That’s because new homes are primarily going to investors who aren’t eligible for the rebate. (The Logic)Talking point: The new tax policy for first-time buyers would eliminate the GST on new builds valued up to $1 million, and lower the tax on homes between $1 million and $1.5 million.

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | David Reevely |Laura Osman

OTTAWA — Buying a full fleet of 88 F-35 fighter jets will cost $8.7 billion more than planned, and the Department of National Defence is years behind in preparations to receive the first of them, the federal auditor general said Tuesday in a new report.

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Laura Osman

Companies including Netflix and Spotify are fighting the CRTC’s order that they pay five per cent of their Canadian revenue to fund local news and other Canadian content. (The Logic)Talking point: The levy, which applies to all foreign streaming services that make $25 million or more from Canadian broadcasting, is expected to bring in about $200 million per year to fund Canadian productions. The companies argue the CRTC doesn’t have the legal authority to impose the levy.