Opposition dismisses $3-billion budget promise for long-term care By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 21, 2021 5:46pm Kensington Gardens, a nursing home in Toronto, pictured in February (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star)
The federal government’s promise in Monday’s budget to invest $3 billion over five years in long-term care is “a pittance that was not worth talking about,” Quebec Conservative MP Richard Martel said Tuesday during question period.
Similar comments were made Wednesday by opposition MPs, who asked the government why it chose to dole out money to improve long-term-care (LTC) facilities, but not to meet the requests of provinces and territories for more health transfer payments.
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PLAINFIELD – When a company like Amazon splashes into town, expect ripple effects.
Plainfield officials say they’re already seeing ancillary benefits from announced planned construction of a 202,044-square-foot Amazon distribution facility on 61 acres at 137 Lathrop Road.
The project, which cleared the Planning and Zoning Commission earlier this month, is expected to bring in a fresh workforce, both for the project’s construction and operational phases, along with dozens of new families who will live and shop in town, First Selectman Kevin Cunningham said.
“I’ve been told Amazon plans on having about 150 staff members in the facility and those are people that will eat at our restaurants and shop at our stores,” Cunningham said. “But we’ve also seen a recent interest from businesses looking to come into town because of the Amazon project, like trucking and repair operations.”
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03/17/2021 10:00 AM EDT
The Conservatives are meeting for a three-day virtual convention starting tomorrow. Erin O’Toole has his work cut out for him.
Welcome to Corridors. I’m your host, Maura Forrest. In today’s edition: what’s at stake at the Tory convention, the (non-existent) plan for reopening the Canada-U.S. border, and where to spend stimulus dollars. Get in touch: [email protected]
MONTREAL The Quebec government won t be overseeing its tax returns just yet. A Bloc Quebecois bill which would have allowed the province to do just that was defeated at committee on Tuesday. Liberals on the finance committee voted against all the clauses of the bill, which was introduced by Bloc MP Gabriel Ste-Marie. The Conservatives, who favoured the idea, abstained from voting. Only Bloc and New Democratic Party MPs voted in favour of the bill. Even the title of the bill was defeated in a vote. Committee chair Wayne Easter must, in principle, submit the committee s report, with the bill s amendment, to the House of Commons where it will be debated.