Federal budget watchdog’s comments are ‘just wrong,’ says one of his predecessors

A former parliamentary budget officer says it is “just wrong” to suggest that the federal finances are unsustainable and is publicly disagreeing with the current fiscal watchdog. Kevin Page — who was Canada’s first parliamentary budget officer (PBO) starting in 2008 — told CBC’s Power & Politics that he disagrees with the language of the…

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‘Worst leadership in the world,’ says WNBA player in drama overshadowing finals

The WNBA finals start Friday, but it’s not the matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury that has basketball fans talking. It’s the matchup between Minnesota Lynx’s five-times All-Star Napheesa Collier and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after Collier ripped into the WNBA’s leadership in a post-season media conference Tuesday. Collier, a vice president with the WNBA players’ union and co-founder of…

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B.C. Conservative staffer fired after comments on orange shirts, flag

A B.C. Conservative Party staffer who called the orange Survivors’ flag — which honours residential school survivors — a “disgrace” and a “fake flag” on social media has been fired. Lindsay Shepherd, who had worked as a communications officer for the B.C. Conservative caucus, faced widespread criticism after her posts on the social media platform X late last week….

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