Canada And Beyond
- Federal Budget Announced – Tuesday, the 2023 federal budget was announced and will see “transformative investments” in Canada’s green economy, a grocery rebate to low-income Canadians, money to combat foreign interference and to make airport security screening better and an expanded national dental-care program. The budget will cost $490.5 billion, including public debt charges, with $8.3 billion in new program spending. (Canadian Press)
- Ford Weighs In On Mayor Election – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking voters not to support any candidate who would decrease the police budget. Mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa, who said opening libraries and gymnasiums for youths on the weekends would do more for safety than having police on horseback, called Ford’s comments inappropriate. (CP24)
- Anti-War Image Results In Jail Term – A Russian man whose daughter drew an anti-war picture at school has been sentenced to two years in a prison on charges of discrediting the armed forces but has since fled from authorities. Since the beginning or March, the single father had been under house arrest and his daughter moved to an orphanage. (Aljazeera)