Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. October 31st, 2025
October 31, 2025
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is warning that Tuesday’s Federal Budget could lead to 70,000 job cuts in the public service. Earlier this week, Canada’s Finance Minister suggested that the size of the public service has grown too large, and that it should be trimmed back to pre-pandemic levels. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with David MacDonald in Hour 2. He is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Plus, if you’re going trick-or-treating tonight, make sure you have those rain boots handy! David Phillips from Environment Canada fills us in.
Unpublished Newswire
Concerned about deep cutbacks at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and “a move away from science-based decision making,” the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has quietly struck a “US Risk Task Team” to monitor the impact of regulatory changes on food imports.According to internal government documents, the federal agency is concerned that significant changes at the FDA, including staff cuts and lighter regulations, will heighten the risk associated with food and commodity imports from the United States, which would complicate cross-border trade and erode consumer trust if problems...
November 4, 2025 - 04:05 | Grant Robertson, Kate Helmore | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Canada’s intelligence watchdog agencies have asked the Liberals to spare them from public service cuts in
Tuesday’s budget
, warning that the organizations they are supposed to keep an eye on are only set to become more powerful.
In an exceptional joint letter to Prime Minister Mark...
November 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments on whether U.S. President Donald Trump has authority to impose tariffs under emergency powers.
November 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
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