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Hamilton taxpayers hard-pressed to make payments have 60 days of grace for penalties and interest during the COVID-19 financial stranglehold.Council approved the respite measure Wednesday as layoffs and business closures continue to take a heavy toll.Interest and penalties are waived for 60 days for those who cant make the April 30 instalment, and for 30 days for the June 30 due date. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW But theres no wholesale forgiveness of payments 鈥?nor does it waive penalties for arrears that mounted before the declared public health emergency, finance boss Mike Zegarac told council during their meeting held via the internet. Were trying to target this to the crisis, Zegarac said, noting Hamilton and other cities have relayed concerns to senior levels of government about mounting pandemic-related financial pressures. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW We are capturing how this crisis is affecting municipalities,
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OTTAWA 鈥?A new evaluation says the Trudeau government should consider activating its election-interference warning system not just during the next general campaign but also in the pre-writ period.For the 2019 election the government established a critical election incident public protocol amid concerns that rogue players might try to manipulate candidates or voters.The evaluation by former senior public servant Jim Judd, made public Friday, says although there were no significant incidents to trigger the protocol last year, it was successfully implemented. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Under the protocol, if the government became aware of an interference attempt during the writ period, security agencies would brief a panel composed of the Privy Council clerk the country top public servant , the national secu
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