Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike
The strike by Canada Post workers has put a halt on mail and parcel deliveries nationwide since Sept. 25, but the union representing postal workers announced it would switch to rotating strikes on Oct. 11. The union will meet with the minister again this week.
This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more
Both Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc have conflict-of-interest screens in place.
Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts
According to the federal Lobbyists’ Registry, top communications last month with the energy and environment ministers dealt with major international pacts, such as trading critical minerals and addressing the plastic pollution crisis.
Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations
Brian Kingston, president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, said ‘There’s simply too much at stake’ regarding CUSMA negotiations.
Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates
Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 11 that his government will continue to negotiate bilateral agreements, contradicting an earlier stance that it would only honour the four deals signed before the April 2025 election.
Build Canada Homes must prioritize ‘right’ kind of housing, affordability and green energy, say advocates
The Build Canada Homes initiative, which aims to double national housing output to 500,000 new homes per year, is expected to launch this fall.
Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs’ Heidi Cook says the Carney government backing Manitoba’s Port of Churchill as a national-interest project was a ‘surprise to a lot’ of First Nations in the area.
Economic lobbying in July rises to meet demand for nation-building projects, interprovincial trade
Critical mineral mining needs to be more competitive with the likes of Russia, China and Indonesia, says Jeff Gaulin, a global vice-president for Vale Base Metals.
Steel, auto sectors seek relief after latest ‘crushing’ tariff hike
The White House’s expansion of derivative steel and aluminum products subject to a 50-per-cent duty rate is another signal that the U.S. ‘has turned its back on a North American approach,’ says Canadian Steel Producers Association CEO Catherine Cobden.
‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches
The prime minister faces the task of balancing the government’s operating budget, while also spending more in key areas such as national defence and infrastructure projects, says David McLaughlin.
