Economy
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Federal firewall: budget plan is for long term resilience, not stop gaps
Morneau all but ruled out specific measures that respond to the US direction on tax reform.
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Asleep at the wheel on US tax reform
Clear warning signs yet Ottawa and many of the provinces have done nothing to respond.
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Electric vehicle advocates looking for support in federal budget
Government has received a wide range of recommendations, advocates are looking for financial incentives.
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Montreal’s Oreo cookie plant prepares to end drawn out closing
The 300,000-square-foot plant is being put up for sale and its equipment moved and auctioned off.
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BC challenges Alberta’s ban on wine over pipeline expansion dispute
Salvo is part of a bitter tussle over the expansion of bitumen shipments through the Trans Mountain pipeline.
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December’s manufacturing sales slip from November’s record high: StatCan
Down in 11 of 21 industries; volumes slipped 0.1% after adjusting for price changes.
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Verheul says Trump tactics hamstring US NAFTA negotiators
Current talks the most unusual negotiation Canada’s chief negotiator has ever been involved in.
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Cabinet steps up security review of Chinese takeover of Aecon Group
Based on advice from national security agencies that there’s a potential injury to national security.
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Mexico on idea of breaking NAFTA into separate deals: No gracias
Lighthizer’s office eventually reiterated support for a three-country NAFTA.
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Canada sheds 88,000 net jobs, sees full time gains
Net decline helped push the national unemployment rate up to 5.9%.
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Trudeau tells Chicago crowd killing free trade would hurt US middle class
Key to reducing the grumbling around globalism is ensuring trade rules and policies spread out the benefits.
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Annoyed with Canada, Lighthizer considers separate NAFTA deals
US trade czar floats doing a bilateral with Mexico and continuing negotiations with Canada.
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Tories call Wynne’s pushback against Buy American a ‘last ditch election ploy’
Premier’s move backed by federal Liberals, panned by trade analysts.
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Ontario plans Buy American retaliation: will discuss with other provinces
Planned bill would reduce procurement opportunities for states that adopt Buy American provisions.
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NAFTA deal possible by end of March, says Canadian envoy MacNaughton
Enough progress on the “wiring and plumbing” of the agreement to iron out differences on more substantial issues.
