Throne Speech Analysis

PUBLISHED: 24/07/2020 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? ———————————— GUESTS: Daniel Fields - Senior Economist - Conference Board of Canada - https://www.conferenceboard.ca/topics/economics/staff/daniel-fields.aspx Ian Lee Professor - Sprott School of Business Carleton University - https://sprott.carleton.ca/profile/ian-lee/ ———————————— REFERENCES: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/navdeep-bains-speech-throne-batteries-1.5733220 https://www.cpac.ca/en/throne-speech-2020/ https://www.cdhowe.org/council-reports/ottawa-needs-clear-fiscal-anchor-fiscal-and-tax-working-group https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeaus-throne-speech-seeks-balance-between-covid-19-crisis-and/ https://ipolitics.ca/2020/09/15/ndp-looking-for-actionable-items-not-empty-words-in-throne-speech/ https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/09/23/will-they-or-wont-they-opposition-leaders-react-to-liberal-throne-speech-and-the-possibility-of-a-pandemic-election.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=Federalpolitics&utm_content=opposition-leaders-react-to-liberal-throne-speech-and-the-possibility-of-a-pandemic-election&utm_source=facebook&source=the%20toronto%20star&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=&utm_campaign_id=&utm_content= https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/09/23/four-things-we-learned-from-the-liberals-throne-speech.html?utm_source=Faceboook&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=Federalpolitics&utm_content=four-things-we-learned-from-the-liberals-throne-speech&utm_source=facebook&source=the%20toronto%20star&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=&utm_campaign_id=&utm_content= https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/throne-speech-trudeau-pandemic-covid-1.5736510 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/not-one-word-recognized-the-crisis-alberta-government-has-little-love-for-throne-speech-1.5117774 https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/campaigns/speech-throne/2020/speech-from-the-throne.html https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/09/23/refresh-of-liberal-governments-agenda-comes-amid-new-looming-covid-19-crisis.html https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/five-key-takeaways-from-the-throne-speech/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/23/americas/canada-justin-trudeau-throne-speech-intl/index.html https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/climate-change-2020-throne-speech_ca_5f6bc41ec5b653a2bcaf7b4f?fbclid=IwAR3MHTa8QAjcOx5UZ3-F63FVuqsWtNC6xq8QPvWkC2Le_afSJZvXrnNiPxM https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/09/23/analysis/young-canadians-frustrated-trudeaus-covid-19-policy-refresh?utm_source=National+Observer&utm_campaign=155457e1c9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_24_01_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cacd0f141f-155457e1c9-277080846 https://news.paxeditions.com/news/airline/we-must-work-quickly-airline-industry-responds-throne-speech https://westernaviationnews.com/2020/09/23/throne-speech-aviation/?amp=1 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/federal-throne-speech-alberta-jason-kenney-1.5736844 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-economy-idUSKCN26F1NF