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Internal government polls capture desire for balanced budget, housing spending – National

Finance Minister Chyrstia Freeland will not present the 2024 budget until early spring but as early as last July the federal government has been actively seeking input from Canadians on …

Opinion | Japan’s push for anti-China security alliance hits rough waters in Southeast Asia

by Walter Watson

While many in Southeast Asia might welcome a more assertive Japan as a potential counterweight to China, the reality is that Tokyo’s security assistance package is still too modest to …

Military ‘wrestling’ with Ottawa’s push to axe $1B from budget – National

by Vera Ward

Military ‘wrestling’ with Ottawa’s push to axe B from budget – National

Canada’s top soldier says he’s “wrestling” with the fact Ottawa has asked the Department of National Defence to cut roughly $1 billion from its budget. Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of …