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Andrew Scheer has decided to resign as Conservative leader after a disappointing election loss and facing internal party divisions over his ability to lead the party. Mr. Scheer made the announcement in the House of Commons on Thursday after calling a special caucus meeting earlier that morning. He said he has asked the party’s governingContinue reading “The Globe And Mail: Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-shareholders-won-t-get-december-dividend-onex-acquisition-closes-1.5392549 WestJet Airlines Ltd. shareholders won’t be receiving a quarterly dividend this month after Onex Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of the Calgary-based airline. WestJet and Onex say the payment won’t be made because the deal has closed before Dec. 18. The airline’s board of directors had declared a 14 cents per shareContinue reading “CBC: WestJet shareholders will not get December dividend as Onex acquisition closes”

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/business/fiat-chrysler-uaw-vote/index.html New York (CNN Business)Auto workers at Fiat Chrysler have ratified a new four-year contract, closing the door on the possibility of another strike like the one that shut down rival General Motors for six weeks.The United Auto Workers union said that 71% of members at Fiat Chrysler voted for the contract. It was aContinue reading “CNN: Auto workers OK labor deal at Fiat Chrysler”

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-judiciary-committee-impeachment-markup-session The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday night began the first phase of a fiery “markup” process for the two articles of impeachment against President Trump that they have settled on, barreling toward a final floor vote even as moderate Democrats have floated the idea of backing down in favor of a censure resolution. Almost immediately, the evening proceedings broke out intoContinue reading “FOX: Impeachment markup heats up as Dems invoke MLK, Nadler says ‘we cannot rely on an election’ to oust Trump”

Even as Drew Lake spoke alongside Wexit founder Peter Downing, scanning the crowd before him, he was unsure what he really wanted. Days after the Trudeau Liberals won re-election—and the Conservatives won 84 per cent of the vote in Lake’s riding—he co-organized a public discussion with the separatist activist at the exhibition hall in Lloydminster,Continue reading “MACLEANS: the future of SaskBerta”

Christo Aivalis is a postdoctoral fellow in the history department at the University of Toronto. He is the author of The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left. Every year, Canadians gather in early September to celebrate Labour Day. For many, it serves primarily as summer’s last hurrah. But Labour Day transcendsContinue reading “MACLEANS: As the age of AI looms, what is the future for labour and unions?”

On the morning of Nov. 6, a group of Foodora food delivery workers arrived for a “breakfast rally” in front of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, which is holding a series of hearings through early 2020 on their right to join the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Clad in a telltale pink jersey, one FoodoraContinue reading “MACLEANS:The gig economy keeps growing, but its workers are fed up”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/inspector-general-michael-horowitz-testimony/2019/12/11/b6632b6c-1ba1-11ea-8d58-5ac3600967a1_story.html Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Wednesday that the FBI was justified in opening its 2016 investigation into the Trump campaign, but he told sharply divided lawmakers that he could not vindicate the bureau’s former leaders because of other major errors — effectively offering both political parties fresh ammunition in their feud overContinue reading “The Washington Post: Inspector general says the FBI is not vindicated by his report on Trump campaign probe”

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/12/11/why-the-revised-usmca-pleases-both-democrats-and-donald-trump The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday evening weighed articles of impeachment accusing President Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with both parties girding for a spirited debate about his conduct toward Ukraine. Trump is just the fourth president in U.S. history to face the prospect of such a sanction for misconduct inContinue reading “The Washington Post: House Judiciary debates articles of impeachment against Trump”