U.S. trade approach ‘changes the rules of the game,’ with canola sector leading economic lobbying in first six months of 2025
Troy Sherman, with the Canola Council of Canada, told The Hill Times that changes to global trade caused by U.S. President Donald Trump is requiring exporters to throw out the old playbook and rethink their approach to trade: ‘we’re seeing a fast-changing geopolitical landscape.’
A strong economy depends on a strong social sector
We must invest in the social infrastructure that supports essential community services that return value to the economy and to communities.
WAGE isn’t in a funding crisis—it has a design flaw
Women and Gender Equality Canada’s latest funding forecast has sparked panic, but for all the wrong reasons. The gender equity sector must zoom out, stop reacting to fear, and push for a complete overhaul of how funding is structured.
House Finance Committee faces pre-budget time crunch ahead of fall tabling
The amount of influence the House Finance Committee can have on a government budget is debatable, say observers, who note the fall schedule could provide an opportunity to adjust the process.
Trade, housing, prosperity: none of it happens without construction
The truth is this: if the government wants to build the economy of the future, they need to partner—urgently and seriously—with the sector that physically builds it.
Lobbyists address Canada-U.S. dynamic in face of shifting tariffs from unpredictable Trump: ‘it’s changed’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s mind ‘gets whipped around, even within 24 hours,’ says Corinne Pohlmann, executive vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who also says Trump has changed how her organization represents its members to the Canadian federal government.
Crown-Indigenous Relations departmental plan raises questions about role in Liberals’ major projects push
The three-year plan outlines an expected 40 per cent drop in spending by 2027-28, including 200 full-time staff.
Trump’s tariffs are a collision with economic reality
An often-overlooked aspect of protective tariffs is that returning manufacturing to the U.S. will inevitably raise the cost of consumer goods and burden domestic manufacturers.
Plan tackling gender-based violence needs funding renewed, say advocates amid concerns over budget cuts
With the issue at ‘epidemic levels’ in Canada, advocates are worried about the national plan’s future with funding sunsetting by 2027.
Creating a two-tiered Canada with budget cuts that divide by race
Blanket cuts may appear neutral but have discriminatory effects, particularly on First Nations peoples whose essential services are federally funded.
