Canadian lawmakers are spending more on travel, the Montreal Alouettes are this year’s Gray Cup champions, a new report looks at the climate impact of the top 1 percent and former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter has died.
Here’s what you need to know to start your day:
1. MP travel costs increase: Canadian lawmakers spent more than $14.6 million on travel in the first half of 2023, according to a CTV News analysis of expense reports.
2. Alouettes are the champions: The Montreal Alouettes have won their eighth Gray Cupdefeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a thrilling 28-24 victory on Sunday.
3. Climate Change and Inequality: A new report has found that the top 1 percent of workers are disproportionately driving the climate crisis, and researchers are calling for significantly higher taxes on income, wealth and corporate profits to solve the problem.
4. CRA Reclaim: The Canada Revenue Agency has rejected or adjusted $458 million in funds paid out to employers under a pandemic-era wage subsidy program.
5. Remembering Rosalynn Carter: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter’s closest adviser during his single term as US president and his subsequent four decades as a global humanitarian, has died aged 96.
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