Throne Speech Analysis
Fri, Sep 25, 2020
Long on promises and short on details. The Throne Speech makes promises but will it see the light of day?
The Covid 19 pandemic took centre stage along with promises of lots of spending. Extensions of programs and an overhaul of Employment Insurance to help those in the contract and gig economy.
With the support of the NDP to get it off its feet, can the rest of the Liberal’s agenda survive in the house of commons?
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**Edit - our Vote question has been changed from the original podcast question to allow viewers a better opportunity to speculate on the success of the new government's mandate
- Daniel Fields
Senior Economist at Conference Board of Canada
https://www.conferenceboard.ca/topics/economics/staff/daniel-fields.aspx - Ian Lee
Sprott School of Business Carleton University
https://sprott.carleton.ca/profile/ian-lee/
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Votes by District
The map above shows how the votes are broken down by district.