The federal government announced over $3.2 billion in new support for specific sectors of the economy impacted by the pandemic. Here are the details: For the oil & gas sector, the federal government is investing $1.7 billion to clean up orphan and abandoned oil...
Today we are providing you a digest of federal government announcements related to COVID-19 made over the past several days: Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) update The first day of the CERB application process appears to have gone smoothly. The government...
COVID-19 has sparked an unprecedented and ongoing response from Canada’s federal and provincial governments. Given the massive economic damage, our governments are taking steps to introduce substantial relief measures targeted at almost every segment of society and...
A no surprises budget was promised, and a no surprises budget was delivered. Mostly. The BC NDP minority government’s third provincial budget projects a surplus of $227 million for 2020/21 while maintaining focus on programs intended to improve services and...
VICTORIA, November 21, 2019 – Counsel Public Affairs is excited to announce the addition of Jim Rutkowski, a seasoned government relations and communications professional, to its growing Western Canada division. Rutkowski will be a Senior Associate with Counsel, based...
