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Before trade talks abruptly ended in October, Ottawa and Washington were discussing a U.S. proposal that would have lowered tariffs on most Canadian steel exports to the United States while effectively capping the amount of steel heading south across the border. U.S. trade negotiators proposed a tariff-rate quota system that would introduce two tiers of levies based on historical levels...
Ontario and Manitoba struck draft agreements with the federal government this week to streamline reviews for major projects, as part of a larger push by Prime Minister Mark Carney to fast-track resource development and infrastructure building in the face of U.S. trade uncertainty. The co-operation agreements will allow the provinces to take the lead role in environmental assessment and Indigenous...
The federal government is assessing the appropriate level for its zero-emission vehicle sales requirement as it discusses various ways to support Canada’s hard-hit auto sector, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says. In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Ms. Joly said the government is in active discussions with automakers about the ZEV mandate, which requires one in five new vehicles...
Two weeks into intensive trade negotiations with the United States, Canada remains publicly committed to the goal of getting all tariffs removed. Nevertheless, Ottawa is beginning to manage expectations. Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to Washington and lead trade negotiator, highlighted President Donald Trump’s unwavering fondness for tariffs in several media interviews this week.
In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Carney was the chief capital wrangler for a novel product marketed by Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. BAM-T +0.95%increase In theory, his job was simple: persuade top financial executives to pour billions of dollars into a promised boom in renewable-energy and green-technology investments. In practice, it involved cajoling, hand-holding and decoding climate finance...
The Bank of Canada is expected to cap another tumultuous year for monetary policy with a stand-pat decision this week that keeps interest rates steady while offering few hints about what comes next. The central bank has held its policy rate at 5 per cent since July, while leaving the door open to further increases if inflation doesn’t move lower...