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Premiers focus on improving domestic trade as Canada-U.S. trade war looms Canadian premiers say it’s time to focus on reducing domestic trade barriers, making it easier to trade goods and move workers between provinces — especially with a Canada-U.S. trade war looming. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country’s premiersContinue Reading

One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s freshly signed executive orders puts the Liberal government’s digital services tax into the sights of America’s Commerce, Treasury and Trade departments, threatening to further irritate the trade relationship between the two countries. The America First Trade Policy, signed into force by Trump Monday evening, seeks toContinue Reading

Politics Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan joins the list of Liberal MPs who aren’t seeking re-election. Vancouver South MP was defence minister from 2015 to 2021 Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2025 12:55 PM EST | Last Updated: January 22 Harjit Sajjan has held a numberContinue Reading

Politics Two years after the government declared it was taking the unprecedented step of moving to confiscate millions of dollars from a Russian oligarch, it has not actually begun the court process to forfeit the money, let alone to hand it over to Ukrainian reconstruction — and it may neverContinue Reading

When three of Justin Trudeau’s ministers came to the microphone set up in the lobby of the rustically palatial Château Montebello in western Quebec on Monday afternoon, the mood seemed to be one of relief. There may have even been a vague sense of achievement. In the waning days of hisContinue Reading

Politics After reviewing hundreds of documents and listening to hours of testimony, the inquiry probing foreign interference in Canada’s past two federal elections will release its final report on Jan. 28. Commissioner’s 1st report said interference attempts did not affect which party formed government Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said he is open to replacing the carbon tax he has long defended if Liberal leadership candidates provide a suitable alternative. Steven Guilbeault says government has other tools to fight climate change David Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2025 1:08 PM ESTContinue Reading

Politics Former central banker Mark Carney picked up a handful of endorsements on Tuesday, including from the government’s most vocal climate champion, as the Liberal leadership race whizzes ahead on a tight timeline. Endorsements are flying in as race to replace PM steams ahead Catharine Tunney · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics As U.S. President Donald Trump toys with slapping massive tariffs on Canadian goods next week, the front-runners vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are both vowing to respond with dollar-for-dollar retaliation.  Carney and Freeland both pitching themselves as the right leader to take on Trump Catharine Tunney ·Continue Reading