With less than seven months to go before the next provincial election, today the Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa presented the Fall Economic Statement (FES). The Government’s essential posture with this Statement appears to be defensive, which might seem strange for a party mired in second place
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INTRODUCTION In Budget 2017, the Government of Canada announced that it will provide Infrastructure Canada with $300 million over 11 years to launch a Smart Cities Challenge Fund (Fund). The purpose of the Fund, modeled after similar initiatives in the United States, is to encourage communities to
Read more →Jagmeet Singh’s decisive first-ballot victory in the New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership race creates a new dynamic in federal politics midway through the mandate of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party. Singh’s election will have implications for the state of federal politics in the lead-up to the 2019 election
Read more →Sékaly joins the expansive StrategyCorp roster of public affairs, management consulting, and communications experts TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2017 /CNW/ – StrategyCorp is pleased to announce the addition of Gabriel Sékaly to its senior advisory team. Gabriel brings with him over 20 years of Ontario Public Sector experience where
Read more →Three months since winning the Conservative Party of Canada leadership, Andrew Scheer has announced his new Shadow Cabinet, those MPs who will serve as critics to their Liberal counterparts. Scheer faces a tough balancing act heading into the fall session, rewarding those who had supported him in
Read more →At the halfway point in his mandate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conducted a mini-shuffle of Cabinet to refocus government efforts to meet domestic priorities in advance of the next federal election. Earlier this year, Trudeau tweaked his Cabinet in response to the election of President Donald Trump
Read more →Ahead of the upcoming Conservative Party leadership election, Andrew Steele, Vice President and Group Head of our Public Affairs Practice, wrote a piece for the Globe and Mail that highlights “Who will win the battle to define Harper’s successor?.” In the article Steele argues that the time
Read more →At StrategyCorp, we recognize the vital role of mothers in educating children. The HIPPY program empowers mothers to deliver education to their kids during early childhood. HIPPY leverages the relationship between a mother and her child to help children successfully transition from their home environment into the
Read more →Since the recession of 2008-09, Ontario Liberals promised to return the budget to balance. Today’s budget saw Finance Minister Charles Sousa reach that goal. However, as Sousa said in his speech to the Legislature, “… a balanced budget is never an end in itself. For Ontarians, this
Read more →Ahead of next week’s provincial budget being tabled, Andrew Steele, Vice President and Group Head of our Public Affairs Practice, wrote a piece for the Globe and Mail that highlights “Ontario’s big step to the left.” In the article Steele argues that the impending balanced budget will
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