Confidential contract between feds, Stellantis reveals Brampton factory and worker terms
The multi-million-dollar deal at the heart of a high-profile fight between the Canadian government and one of the world’s biggest carmakers contains detailed clauses about the company’s footprint in Ontario, according to a copy obtained by CBC Windsor.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/stellantis-brampton-contract-federal-government-funding-windsor-9.7136409?cmp=rss
MPs to question federal budget watchdog nominee as role remains unfilled
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer scrutinizes federal spending decisions and helps to cost out campaign proposals during elections.
#Canada #Politics #HouseofCommons #ParliamentaryBudgetOfficer
https://globalnews.ca/news/11741198/pbo-budget-watchdog-nominee-faces-mp-questions/

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The #U.S. #SupremeCourt hears #Watson v. #Republican #National #Committee Monday, March 23rd. It’s a #Mississippi case determining whether the U.S. #Constitution and #federal #law #allow states to offer grace periods for otherwise eligible #mail-in #ballots to be #counted #after #election #day. The outcome could affect tens of thousands of voters in 14 or more states.

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬

https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/03/22/march-23rd-u-s-supreme-court-hears-mississippi-case-which-could-impact-mail-in-ballots-in-14-or-more-states/

March 23rd, U.S. Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Case Which Could Impact Mail-in Ballots in 14 or More States

The U.S. Supreme Court hears Watson v. Republican National Committee Monday, March 23rd. It’s a Mississippi case determining whether the U.S. Constitution and federal law allow states to offer grace periods for otherwise eligible mail-in ballots to be counted after election day. The outcome could affect tens of thousands of voters in 14 states.

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MPs to question federal budget watchdog nominee as role remains unfilled
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer scrutinizes federal spending decisions and helps to cost out campaign proposals during elections.
#Canada #Politics #HouseofCommons #ParliamentaryBudgetOfficer
https://globalnews.ca/news/11741198/pbo-budget-watchdog-nominee-faces-mp-questions/
The Federal Police has repeatedly raised concerns in internal reports about problems with the 2022 federal intake program for especially vulnerable people from... https://news.osna.fm/?p=39219 | #news #afghan #federal #flags #fraud
German Federal Police Raise Red Flags Over Fraud and Security Lapses in Afghan Resettlement Program - Osna.FM

German Federal Police raise safety concerns over 2022 Afghan refugee intake program, citing repeated internal criticisms of measures for vulnerable Afghans.

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MPs to question federal budget watchdog nominee as role remains unfilled
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer scrutinizes federal spending decisions and helps to cost out campaign proposals during elections.
#Canada #Politics #HouseofCommons #ParliamentaryBudgetOfficer
https://globalnews.ca/news/11741198/pbo-budget-watchdog-nominee-faces-mp-questions/

Federal judges in the United States traditionally express their views only through their written opinions. That stance has shifted recently, amid physical threats and criticism by public officials, including the president. #judges #us #federal

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0320/john-roberts-judges-threats?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Facing threats, judges who normally talk only through writings are speaking up

Federal judges in the United States traditionally express their views only through their written opinions. That stance has shifted recently, amid physical threats and criticism by public officials, including the president.

The Christian Science Monitor
Canada to spend $183M on Toronto’s infrastructure, transit
The federal government announced Thursday it would spend $183 million in Toronto’s 2025-26 fiscal year for infrastructure and transit projects. CBC’s Clara Pasieka explains how it will work.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7135522?cmp=rss
Are federal agencies just hiring anyone these days? #news #politics #federal
EE.UU.: La Reserva Federal proyecta un retazo de tipos y ve un impacto acotado en la refriega de Irán – ButterWord

Federal Reserve officials say the war in Iran is likely to push up inflation this year, while having little impact on economic growth.

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