Navdeep Bains

Liberal Minister OK’d Green Fund Board Chair Despite Knowing of Conflict of Interest: Ex-CEO

The recently resigned CEO of the federal green fund says then-Industry Minister Navdeep Bains installed a board chairperson despite knowing her company was being supported by the fund. Sustainable Development ...

February 1, 2024BY Noé Chartier
Over Half of $7B in Subsidies to Support ‘Innovative Projects’ Won’t Be Recovered: Federal Records

Over half of the billions paid out under a corporate subsidy program to support “innovative projects” in Canada ...

June 26, 2023BY Isaac Teo
Innovation Minister Defends ‘Superclusters’ Following Critical Report

OTTAWA—Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is seeking to pump enthusiasm back into the government’s "supercluster" program following a report ...

October 28, 2020BY The Canadian Press
Telus Called to Task by Ad Watchdog for Claim High Canadian Wireless Prices Are a ‘Myth’

A regulator for Canadian advertising industry standards has found that an ad campaign by Telus claiming high wireless ...

September 3, 2020BY Isaac Teo
Innovation Improving in Canada but Urgency of Necessity Lacking

Canada is doing its utmost to promote itself internationally as an innovation leader with its initiatives to attract ...

May 17, 2018BY Rahul Vaidyanath
Why Selling Aecon to China Is a Bad Deal for Canada

It’s up the Trudeau government to determine if Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) CCCI’s purchase of construction giant Aecon ...

November 1, 2017BY Rahul Vaidyanath
Liberals Launch Contest for $950M ‘Supercluster’ Plan to Boost Innovation

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is opening the competition for its $950-million "supercluster" program that aims to bring together industry ...

May 24, 2017BY The Canadian Press