Ottawa vows housing market vigilance and policy tools
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Ottawa will monitor the housing market to guard financial stability and growth. He highlighted mortgage stress tests and higher down payments as tools and noted talks on shifting default risk to banks.
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Morneau defends fundraising compliance amid lobbying probe
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he followed all federal fundraising rules and upheld high standards as lobbying and ethics officials open investigations into Liberal fundraisers. Karen Shepherd says she will probe tickets to a $500 fundraiser in Toronto and a $1,500 Halifax event that allegedly involved ministers and lobbyists.
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Canada backs fissile material treaty over full disarmament
Ottawa applauded UN General Assembly approval of a Canadian sponsored resolution for a fissile material cut off treaty backed by more than 170 countries. Foreign Minister Stephane Dion called it concrete progress while critics from the Rideau Institute accused Ottawa of opposing a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons.
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Advocates urge broader supervision of drug use in BC sites
Harm reduction advocates in Vancouver call for expansion of supervised injection sites to cover smoking and snorting as fentanyl drives up overdose deaths. Officials note overdoses and bloodborne infection risks. Alberta also funds a study into safe consumption sites.
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