Trump’s tariff mania shoots holes in economic case for buying F-35s
Competing bid from Sweden would bring production, engineering and maintenance of fighter jets to Canada—if it’s still on the table
David Reevely
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Liberals take the lead as Canadians’ choice to handle the economy
The federal Liberals under Mark Carney have surpassed Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives as the party Canadians trust most to handle the economy, according to new findings by Abacus Data in a poll for The Logic.
New fentanyl czar won’t be in cabinet but will be ‘central’ to government, minister says
Details of the new role—seemingly key in persuading the U.S. to delay tariffs on Canada—will be revealed Friday, says Public Safety Minister David McGuinty. Public Safety Minister David McGuinty has been busy trying to show key people in the U.S. government that Canada is doing enough on border security to avert punitive tariffs. A big part of that job has...
Canada’s digital services tax is right in Trump’s crosshairs
With one of the executive orders he signed just after returning to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump began preparing for the “big fight” that Joe Biden’s ambassador warned Canada it faced over its digital services tax.
Trump’s dislike of Trudeau a big liability, Abacus poll of Canadians finds
A new poll conducted by Abacus Data and shared with The Logic has bad news for federal Liberals who hoped their previous practice dealing with Donald Trump as U.S. president would give their public support a bump. Vibes over experience: Nearly three out of four respondents said they think Trump’s dislike of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be a more...
Tories have huge lead in economic trust—especially among young Canadians
Canadians trust the Conservatives most to handle the economy, by large margins over the other federal political parties, according to a new The Logic poll conducted by Abacus Data—and their support on the issue is strongest among the youngest potential voters.
Inside Brookfield’s pitch for a $50B ‘Maple Fund’
Brookfield would invest billions of Canadian pension funds’ dollars in housing, physical and digital infrastructure, renewable energy and privatized public assets, it told fund managers in pitch materials obtained by The Logic. The $50-billion Maple Fund, as Brookfield calls it, would be the “largest-ever private pool of capital dedicated to investing in the Canadian economy,” reads one document, dated August...
Brookfield chair’s Liberal ties make firm’s pension proposal toxic: Tories
News that investment giant Brookfield is in talks with Canadian pensions to create a $50-billion government-backed fund drew fierce criticism on Wednesday from the opposition in Ottawa. Reactions were more mixed from supporters of the broad goal of putting trillions of dollars of Canadians’ pensions savings to work within Canada. While some voiced enthusiastic support, others were skeptical that Brookfield’s...
How Canadian businesses should prepare for a Donald Trump presidency
If business leaders haven’t already been talking to their American suppliers and customers about the importance of cross-border commerce, they should start immediately, say people with experience in the trenches of North American trade battles. The warning comes as companies and business groups contemplate the prospect of a new Donald Trump presidency and the renewal of trade tensions it could...
The VC Trump picked for VP, and what his nomination means for Canada
Donald Trump’s selection of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate has overjoyed Trump fans in Silicon Valley and freaked some other business leaders right out. Vance’s particular variety of populism—like Trump’s—doesn’t fit perfectly into traditional left-right categories in the United States. Decades younger than Trump, highly educated, a venture capitalist and social conservative—here’s what you need to know...
Canada’s two nuclear powers battle to build nuclear power
OTTAWA — With Canada’s biggest-ever nuclear construction program in the works, the country’s two nuclear-reactor powerhouses are fighting for the first victory in a battle that could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
The Logic tries to get into trouble with a ‘consumer hacking device’
OTTAWA — In March, after the federal government promised a ban on “consumer hacking devices” on the grounds that they help car thieves, I approached the Speaker of the House of Commons with a request: could I try one of those devices on keycard readers in the Parliament Buildings? The sergeant-at-arms not only refused, but said if I tried it...