Economy
Growth rate of capital investment in Canada hits 40-year low: study
Productivity improving machinery, equipment and intellectual property investments are particularly weak.
Freeland briefs PM on NAFTA, not returning to Washington immediately
Lead negotiator Steve Verheul and David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the US, back in action on Sept. 14.
Feds focused on targeted measures over corporate tax cuts: sources
Bill Morneau consulting business, says he hadn’t ruled anything out.
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How the dairy lobby’s cash grab put Canada in Trump’s crosshairs
He may not have a sophisticated understanding of international trade, but he understands numbers and politics.
Couillard will go to court if NAFTA deal is unsatisfactory to Quebec farmers
Won’t accept an agreement that doesn’t meet the approval of dairy producers.
NS introduces bill implementing Canadian Free Trade Agreement
Includes provisions for binding dispute resolution and labour mobility enforcement.
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Cabinet minister Mary Ng tasked with getting companies to look beyond US
…in a deeply uncertain time for the critical Canada-US trading relationship.
Asian leaders fault US, say open trade best growth option
Protectionist measures are undermining the rules-based multilateral trade, posing a serious hazard for the world’s economy.
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Freeland returns to Washington for high level NAFTA negotiations
Still stuck on dairy, culture exemption and dispute resolution mechanism.
Trump vents over leaks as Woodward pushes back on criticism
Veteran journalists says Mattis and Kelly “are not telling the truth” when they deny making disparaging remarks about Trump.
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Learning to adapt to the growing gig economy
A changing labour market is creating opportunity, pressuring business and government to adapt.
Trump poised to tax an additional US$200B in Chinese imports
Imports equal to nearly 40 per cent of all the goods China sold the U.S. last year.
Bank of Canada holds interest rate for now, puts more focus on NAFTA
BoC concerned with NAFTA implications for inflation.
Fewer living paycheque to paycheque but more overwhelmed by debt: survey
Canadian Payroll Association survey has mixed findings.
On Labour Day, two Quebec parties promise $15 dollar minimum wage
Parti Quebecois and Quebec solidaire compete for votes with a raise from the current $12.
