Government
Trade, China sure to surface as Trudeau meets Trump, congressional leaders
Mending fences with Trump could really help the Canadian PM.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford to shuffle cabinet
The shuffle comes as Ford is falling in the polls.
Protests, legal challenges planned to block Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Indigenous groups, environmental organizations and cities are ready for a fight.
Alberta government looking to speed up job accreditation for foreign workers
Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia already have similar laws.
China rejects threats, tariffs as way to resolve trade war
Trump and Xi are due to meet at a summit of the Group of 20, but It’s unclear when negotiating teams will resume talks.
Five things to watch for as PM meets Trump, congressional leaders
Continental trade certainty and trouble with China will be on the agenda.
Shovels could be in ground on pipeline by September: TMX CEO
Following one-year delay, oil could be flowing in new segments of the pipeline by mid-2022.
Cost to match one Trump business tax cut is $37B: Watchdog
If businesses write off 100% of the cost of equipment and machinery from their taxes.
Mexico’s senate approves trade deal with US, Canada [UPDATED]
Treaty is still awaiting consideration by lawmakers in the US and Canada.
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Alcoa gets $10M from feds for a Quebec aluminum plant
Part of an $85 million investment in cutting-edge technology that will increase lower cost aluminum production.
Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Scheer climate plan
Will scrap the federal carbon tax but keep a price on pollution for heavy industrial emitters.
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Business leaders welcome Trans Mountain expansion approval
…but they fear the pipeline expansion to BC’s coast will not be competed.
Business leaders urge Trudeau to meet Pelosi, as well as Trump to push USMCA
Canadian MPs are to adjourn soon for their summer recess, but could be recalled in the summer to deal with USMCA ratification.
Canadian innovators gain IP protection, 120 countries in one shot
Trademark regime reforms and three key trademark treaties now in force.
Why US-China trade war risks hurting firms in both countries
US companies warn that the additional tariffs would drive up prices for consumers.
