内容摘要：Councillor Richard Overton, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Highways, Housing & Enforcement called on owners to take greater responsibility for their dogs.

Councillor Richard Overton, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Highways, Housing & Enforcement called on owners to take greater responsibility for their dogs.

He is trying to walk a fine line between defending Canada as a nation under threat from Trump, and taking action on a warming climate.The Insurance Bureau of Canada reported that in 2024, there were C$8.5bn ($6.1bn; £4.6bn) in weather-related insured losses, triple the figure for 2023.

And while the two election frontrunners are advocating a major role for fossil fuels in Canada's economy, this approach will clash head on with the country's climate commitments.Yves-François Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Québécois, a federal party based in Quebec, has accused the pair of being in a "denial situation about climate change"."I'm sorry to crash your party guys, but you are telling fairy tales" about clean oil and gas, he said in last week's debates.

Canada has promised on the international stage to curb carbon emissions by 40-45% by 2030 based on the levels in 2005.As of 2023, carbon output was only down 8.5%.

Whoever wins the election will have a real challenge to square that circle.

Canadians go to the polls on 28 April.Reeves said Labour's Budget would "deliver sustainable long-term growth, putting more money in people's pockets through increased investment and relentless reform."

Liberal Democrat treasury spokesperson, Daisy Cooper called on the government to reverse the national insurance tax hike on small businesses and scrap the business rates system.The CBI, which claims to represent 170,000 firms, said its survey based on responses of 899 firms between 25 November and 12 December, found private sector businesses across all industries expected a "steep decline in activity" in the first three months in 2025.

"Expectations are now at their weakest in over two years," said Alpesh Paleja, the CBI's interim deputy chief economist.A separate survey by the British Retail Consortium, which represents UK retailers ranging from Marks and Spencer to Tesco, suggested a "January spending squeeze on the horizon" for consumers.