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Old Age Security affordable without changes, watchdog says

Canada can afford its Old Age Security system without making younger Canadians wait an extra two years to receive benefits, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page said in a report Thursday. 3:44 PM ET

new Environmental review panels will set witnesses, MPs told

Panel members will decide who will be allowed to appear at future environmental reviews on a "case-by-case, project-by-project" basis, a sub-committee looking into the government's budget implementation bill heard this morning. 3:00 PM ET

Coast guard takes brunt of fisheries department cuts

More than 1,000 workers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, including 763 with the Canadian Coast Guard, received notices today that their jobs could be affected by pending cuts. 4:53 PM ET

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  • B.C. Premier rebukes leader of the federal NDP over "Dutch disease" comments May. 15, 2012 11:21 AM This week on The House, Evan Solomon asks British Columbia Premier Christy Clark for her take on federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair's suggestion that the current way of developing the oil sands is hurting the manufacturing sector, and the overall Canadian economy. Then, Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Scott Vaughan explains why Canada will miss its greenhouse gas emission targets, and outlines his concerns with the government's proposed environmental assessment changes.