Instead, beset by controversy around the loopholes and compounding accusations of conflict of interest, the finance minister unleashed $15 billion in new spending over five years. OF GROWTH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLESStatistics Canada released another tranche of its 2016 census this week, and the growth of the Indigenous population was astounding. This week, Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott pressured the provinces to get more involved. OF OUR FIXATION WITH FOSSIL FUELSCanadians’ demand for fossil fuels is about to peak, the National Energy Board projects in a new report. Canadians, the research shows, are replacing oil and gas with wind and solar energy, and electric vehicles are starting to catch on.

Source: National Post October 27, 2017 20:37 UTC