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US targets US$300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
Target list released after Beijing announced tariff hikes May 13 on US$60 billion of American goods.
Greenhouse gases causing Arctic seas to acidify quicker: report
Predicts the Beaufort Sea will be corrosive enough within a decade to make it hard for clams or crabs to create shells.
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Undoing the damage to the economy from the flight of capital
It will require a major shift in policy at both the federal level and in many provinces.
Quebec newspapers seek government help for digital transition
Publishers confronting declining revenue as advertising spending flows to social media platforms.
Driverless car-makers, governments face ethical dilemma
Advocates urge Ottawa to tread lightly as it creates new rules for the autonomous vehicle industry.
Maritimes make headway cutting red tape: CFIB
BC, Ontario and Quebec lead the way; Manitoba earns an F.
Balsillie guiding creation of innovation lobby group
Former RIM co-CEO says lobbying is critical for a sector based on developing ideas that will generate economic value.
G-20 officials confronting global weakness, threats
Falling oil prices and potential market turmoil under review.
Western trading in China’s RMB is low
Canadian companies five times less likely to use it than global peers.
Prosperity and free-market capitalism
A recent week began with a speech at a major Western Canadian university, followed by business meetings in Montreal where I walked past an “Occupy” protestor encampment.
Water use charge for industry proposed
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy wants governments to put a price on water used by industry – even though Canada is awash in H2O.
