Canada loses most full time jobs as deficits hit record
Statistics Canada reports July saw a 31,200 net job drop including the largest one month full time loss in nearly five years. The Canada trade deficit widened to a record 3.6 billion in June, signaling weak growth.
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Top Canadian military chief denounces excess oversight
Lt Gen Guy Thibault in his final uniform address blasts outside interference and demands clear direction and sustained funding from political leaders. He notes trust deficits fueled by the F-35 program and shipbuilding concerns while urging the military to receive more directive outcomes. Vice Admiral Mark Norman echoes a hard line to cut red tape as National Defence pursues a 1.2 billion waste-cutting effort.
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Standing desks gain traction among civil servants in pilot
A pilot in Employment and Social Development Canada installed 34 sit stand desks in the Labour program. About 70 percent said productivity rose and 85 percent reported more energy from standing. Benefits included better posture and less back pain though space privacy and layout issues emerged.
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Proportional representation boosts diversity in New Zealand parliament
Green party co leader James Shaw argues PR reduced fears of instability and extremism in New Zealand. He notes that proportional representation has increased representation of minorities and brought centrism, with indigenous MPs now reflecting population shares. May backs reform as a path to voter authenticity.
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