‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump
The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking its own policy.
‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns
Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit
Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and Calgary.
Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade
Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new tariffs are introduced, countries are walking a financial tightrope to pay it off.
Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators
Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: ‘It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s national trade policy to such an extent, and at the expense of Western Canadian producers and agricultural exporters.’
Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation
Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?
Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission
Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine
The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders’ Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.
‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Bill C-5 grants ‘superpowers’ never before seen in ‘environmental law history’: Bloc critic Patrick Bonin
The One Canadian Economy Act is being rammed through the House via a ‘non-democratic’ process and would result in governmental overreach, say the Bloc Québécois, who plan to vote against the bill.
