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ACOA writes off balance of two multimillion dollar Irving loans
Repayment scenarios in the agreement “were not designed to require full recovery of the contributions.
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Trudeau vows to stand firm against ‘increasingly assertive’ China
Closely monitoring the protest movement in Hong Kong, where there are 300,000 Canadian citizens,
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RCMP originally planned to arrest Meng Wanzhou on plane: defence
Alleges a “co-ordinated strategy” to have the RCMP delay the arrest, so that border officials could question her as a “routine immigration check.”
Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident
Ren Zhengfei doesn’t want it, company is developing its own technology.
UK, EU harden their positions on Brexit as G7 approaches
Member states strongly urged not to give in to Johnson’s demand for changes to predecessor Theresa May’s agreement.
White House insists ‘fundamentals’ of US economy are strong
…but a new survey shows a majority of economists expect a downturn to hit by 2021 at the latest.
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Bernier says elections law restricting partisan ads is ‘absurd’
Law should only regulate real partisan advertising – when there is mention of a candidate or party by name.
Pompeo to meet with Trudeau, Freeland ahead of G7 summit
Discussions will focus on Canada-US co-operation on various domestic and international issues.
Cannabis retailer returns $2.9M in CannTrust products to company
Regulator found problems at the company’s greenhouse in Pelham and later raised issues regarding the Vaughan manufacturing facility.
34% of economists in survey expect a US recession in 2021
They have previously expressed concern Trump’s tariffs, higher budget deficits could dampen the economy.
Testy exchange between Quebec immigration minister and UN rep
Jolin-Barrette denies saying refugees were a burden as province moves to reduce the number of newcomers.
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How the SNC-Lavalin report could impact Liberals’ electoral fortunes
Exceeded the accepted bounds of the influence of the office risks undermining the ‘doing politics differently’ message.
Why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin
Ethics commissioner concludes Trudeau violated ethics law by improperly pressuring former attorney general to halt criminal prosecution.
Trump suggests trade deal can wait for Hong Kong resolution
Also praised Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling him a “great leader” and saying he could quickly resolve the unrest.
Group wants new agency to oversee oil and gas industry in BC
Report accuses BC’s Oil and Gas Commission of serving the interests of the industry.
