Spending

Health-care spending should prioritize stable funding over new programs, B.C. premier says

The priority for any changes to Canada’s health-care system should be on securing long-term funding, rather than introducing new programs, B.C. Premier John Horgan said.B.C. Premier John Horgan, who currently chairs the Council of the Federation, says long-term spending should be prioritized over new programs like dental care. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)The priority for any…

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Honda spending $1.3B to upgrade GTA plant building hybrid CR-Vs — will it lead to more driving electric?

A division of Honda Canada says it will spend $1.38 billion over six years to upgrade an Ontario manufacturing plant to make electric hybrid vehicles, an investment that includes millions in funding from the federal and provincial governments.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, tour an assembly line, before making an…

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Biden is spending $1.2 trillion on infrastructure — here’s what that means for Canada

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan infrastructure deal last month, a significant domestic achievement for an embattled president that will flow hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money to infrastructure projects nationwide. Buried in that 1,039-page bill are provisions that might also mean new roads and railway service for Canadians.U.S. President Joe Biden’s…

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