Canadian pharmacy shelves could run out of crucial medicines due to U.S. laws
U.S. lawmakers in 16 states have introduced bills to facilitate wholesale importation of pharmaceutical products from Canada. Vermont actually has a law on the books and the Florida and Colorado governors have signed legislation. The intention is to make lower-priced medicines available to Americans. New state laws allowing importation would only require the approval of the federal Secretary […]
We can, and must, act to stop climate change in its tracks
Today we think the coffee we enjoy every morning is a given. But is the supply of clean water and coffee beans inexhaustible and readily available in the decades to come? Many take it for granted that it will. Unfortunately, facts say otherwise. A recent UN report on the state of our natural world shows […]
Canada’s effort to reduce plastics pollution have been found wanting
Recently, Canada has been getting some bad press. Since 2013, the Philippines has been asking Canada to take back some 69 shipping containers filled with garbage, erroneously labelled as recyclable material. Fed up with the Canadian federal government’s inertia, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte finally threatened to “declare war” on Canada if we continue to let […]
Businesses across Canada recognize opportunities, challenges of doing business in China
As Canada’s largest business association, with members of all sizes, in all sectors and regions of the country, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce regularly hears from members about their experiences with China. Not surprisingly, we have been hearing a great deal lately about the issues facing a number of our companies and sectors doing business […]
Senate to decide on fate of tanker ban, Liberals leaving U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade bill until last minute
Several high-profile government bills are entering the final stretch of scrutiny by Senators this week, with a decision on whether or not to kill the controversial tanker ban bill, C-48, on the docket, and third reading debate on the government’s sweeping environmental impact assessment bill, C-69, expected to begin early this week. The government has […]
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Israel envoy announces departure, welcomes free trade agreement
It was a bittersweet evening as Canada and Israel celebrated 70 years of diplomatic ties. Ambassador Nimrod Barkan announced his upcoming retirement from the post, but also feted a revised free trade agreement between the two countries getting one step closer to implementation. On May 27, just hours before Mr. Barkan addressed guests at his […]
MP Hoback ‘disappointed’ in lack of Trudeau-Pelosi contact as USMCA talks get testy south of border
As the Canadian government prepares to table an implementation bill for the renegotiated North American trade pact in the House of Commons, an opposition MP says he’s “surprised” the prime minister hasn’t spoken to the American politician in charge of shepherding the agreement through the U.S. House of Representatives. A government official told The Hill […]
Sweden and Canada: distant neighbours, but closer than you think
Distance can be measured in many ways. There’s the obvious distance between any two points on a map or in time. But there’s also that not-so-obvious measurement of the distance between people, countries, and ideas. Sweden and Canada are a case in point. While we may be far away from each other geographically, we are […]
There’s an app for that: Conservative MP Rempel gets an app
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel may be the first Canadian politician with their own app. The high-profile former Harper cabinet minister has cultivated a large following on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, with over 126,000, 92,000, and 35,000, followers and subscribers respectively. Ms. Rempel’s office told The Hill Times that the app has yet to be finished, […]
