Liberals and NDP spar over benefits of tax cut versus direct cash payments

Bellegarde worried at Liberal pace of UNDRIP law

Originally promised to be law within one year after the Oct 21, 2019 election, Assembly of First Nations chief Perry Bellegarde is expressing his concern UNDRIP won't be passed before before the next election call.

Opposition parties lay out priorities ahead of Liberal government budget next week

In Liberals' pre-budget consultations, NDP leader Singh is pushing for a federal role in vaccine roll-out and steps toward a national childcare plan, while Conservative leader Erin O'Toole wants minimal taxation to spur job growth.

Decades-old Liberal promise of national childcare not likely in upcoming budget

According to sources, the Liberals plan to spend enough money on childcare in their upcoming budget to prove their political seriousness on the issue, but their 1993 promise for a national child care system will remain unfulfilled.