A global human rights organization has added to calls condemning federal legislation that many say will impact Indigenous rights in Canada.
Source: CBC News (Politics)
“Today, we’re doing copper,” U.S. President Donald Trump said, after listing a number of other tariffs the country has instituted. “I believe the tariff on copper, we’re going to make it 50 per cent.”
As the Liberal government attempts to clean up federal contracting, the procurement watchdog says the current system is in desperate need of “fundamental change” and is calling for the creation of a central body to oversee all government purchasing.
The RCMP has laid terrorism-related charges against three serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces for allegedly planning to create an anti-government militia and seize land in Quebec.
The federal government is set to proceed with awarding a major defence contract despite industry concerns that its requirements are written in a way that all but assures a single American company is eligible.
The Federal Court says the RCMP must hand over soldier-client information to the country’s national security review agency — allowing a long-stalled review into whether the Mounties mishandled the case of a Canadian convicted of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attacks in the U.S. to move ahead.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to his fellow cabinet members Monday asking them to come up with “ambitious savings proposals” to get a handle on public sector spending, according to a senior government official.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s three-month pause on his sweeping global tariffs is set to expire in just a few days. Ahead of the deadline, some trade experts say Canada still faces big risks despite avoiding that round of levies back in April.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pause on his sweeping global tariffs is set to expire in just a few days, unless he opts to give countries extra time to strike deals — as his advisers have suggested this weekend. Some trade experts say Canada still faces big risks, despite avoiding that round of levies back in April.
With U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum and light-duty vehicles continuing to batter the Canadian automobile industry, the CEOs of Canada’s big three automakers are asking for a break that could see the end of Canada’s electric vehicle mandate.
