Canada has a renewable energy world leader right in our own backyard
As referenced in the Government of Canada’s new climate plan, “A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy,” according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2020, solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history. In fact, looking back just 10 years ago, solar prices in Canada have dropped some 90 per […]
From annus horribilis to annus mirabilis?
While 2020 will deservedly be remembered as the annus horribilis—producing one of history’s most devastating pandemics causing millions of deaths and pushing tens of millions into extreme poverty (including in Canada and the U.S.)—2021 will also prove to be historically pivotal. It is the year during which governments, globally, will reassess how and with what […]
Opposition demands to see government’s plan for implementation of new Canada-U.K. trade bill
The last-minute release of the text of the Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement has left Parliamentarians with little time to pass an implementation bill needed to maintain trade coverage between the two countries, as opposition MPs are taking aim at the lack of transparency over the government’s plan to protect tariff-free trade. While the two governments […]
New Thai envoy plans hands-on approach to bring better support to citizens, diaspora
For Thailand’s new ambassador in Ottawa, his priorities are all about people. It’s why he’s travelled to see off many of the repatriation flights sending Thais home, including going last week to Pearson International Airport, waving his countrymen off and hearing first-hand how their experience was in Canada. He estimates 99 per cent of the […]
Tick tock: Liberals call for swift implementation of new Canada-U.K. trade pact as legislative process remains murky
After completing negotiations for a rollover of Canada-U.K. trade provisions, the Liberals have little time to pass the new deal through Parliament before those provisions expire at the end of December, with opposition Parliamentarians accusing the government of once again ignoring the role of Parliament. Opposition MPs have questioned whether there’s enough time to pass […]
PMO’s Canada-U.S. relations team gearing up for transition to Biden administration
A slimmed-down Canada-U.S. relations unit first established within the Prime Minister’s Office nearly four years ago following the election of President Donald Trump remains in place heading into president-elect Joe Biden’s administration, with a concentration on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, trade issues, climate and energy, as well as a renewed focus on international […]
Americans now need their government to meet their hopes, needs effectively
The Nov. 3 U.S. election included approximately 147 million presidential votes already counted by eligible voters for Joe Biden (51 per cent) or Donald Trump (48 per cent). Such voter mobilization is rare; the momentum is now with Americans for whom decency in politics matters. Many Canadians support their decision. Trump is probably the most […]
What a Biden presidency means for Canadian business, global tade
Leaders around the globe, including Canada, Japan, and the European Union reacted positively to the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The former vice-president prevailed over his hostile and protectionist rival Donald Trump in one of the most heated elections in American history. Team Biden-Harris will inherit a U.S. foreign policy establishment that disrupted global trade, […]
The Hill to honour Remembrance Day in minimalist ceremony with vintage flyover
As the National Remembrance Day Ceremony will be scaled down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, onlookers will be gazing up to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. To mark the milestone, three vintage aircraft will fly over the Hill at the end of the ceremony. The flyover will include the […]
Stakeholders push feds to quickly reach transitional U.K. trade deal, as government says new pact ‘close to the finish line’
With Canada’s export competitors in the midst of trade negotiations with Britain, stakeholders are urging Canada to quickly finalize a transitional trade agreement with the U.K. Canada-U.K. trade will stop being covered by the Canada-EU trade deal—called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)—following the end of the Brexit transition period at the start of […]
