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The $6.5-Billion Grant Ledger
Ottawa transferred billions through 10-year funding deals, but left its 1980s default rules in place and failed to track outcomes.
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Two Corporate Empires Carved Up Canada's Daily Press in a Single Afternoon
The 1981 Kent Commission documented how Thomson and Southam divided cities, drew 76 percent returns, and put seven provinces under chain rule.
Nov 8
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The 97,000-Flight Backlog and the Plan to Let Airlines Pick Their Own Judges
An omnibus budget clause strips the Canadian Transportation Agency of rule-making power, outsources passenger disputes, and weighs filing fees.
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Twenty-Five Terminations at Global Affairs Canada
The foreign ministry's internal disciplinary ledger reveals 92 founded misconduct cases, from unauthorized remote work in countries of concern to stolen…
Nov 3
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How Five Words in the Margin Ended Ottawa's Ban on the SS
Declassified Deschênes Commission records show how Ottawa lifted automatic exclusions on Nazi veterans, leaving only the Gestapo barred.
Nov 1
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The Three-Week Wait for a Last-Resort Pill
The House Health Committee found Canada accessed only three of 18 new global antibiotics while emergency clinicians battle paperwork, expired…
Oct 30
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The $8.08 Billion Down Payment
The Canada Revenue Agency's first census of the First Home Savings Account shows 1.45 million Canadians sheltered billions in tax-deductible cash, but…
Oct 27
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Keith Penner’s Committee Told Ottawa to Dismantle Indian Affairs Within Five Years
In October 1983, a unanimous House report found Ottawa spent $250 million administering reserve poverty and urged dissolving the department entirely.
Oct 25
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The $113-Billion Track
Parliamentary Budget Officer prices Alto's Toronto to Quebec City corridor at $75 billion-$113 billion, warning European construction benchmarks will…
Oct 23
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The Ten Percent Leash on Bank Tech
Eight years after Parliament loosened the Bank Act, Finance Canada finally issues rules letting 400 institutions invest in software and AI.
Oct 20
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In 1962, Every Chartered Bank in Canada Combined Issued Exactly Two Home Mortgages
In October 1962, the Porter Royal Commission uncovered how an obsolete statutory interest rate ceiling drove private banks out of housing and forced…
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The $43.7 Billion Fast-Track
Cabinet lists the West Coast Oil Pipeline under the Building Canada Act, deeming environmental permits fulfilled before route maps are finalized.
Oct 16
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