U.S. Slaps 220% Duties on Bombardier’s C Series Jet after Boeing complaint The U.S. imposed 220% duties on Bombardier Inc.’s marquee jetliner after Boeing Co.complained that the Canadian company received unfair government help. Exporters of 100- to 150-seat Canadian aircraft received subsidies worth almost 220 percent, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in Washington. The U.S. will begin collecting preliminary duties to offset the public assistance, a move that would potentially upend Bombardier’s planned deliveries of … Read More
Prince Harry visits Canada Earlier Monday, Prince Harry gave a speech to the Canadian Institute for Military and Veterans Mental Research (CIMVHR) Conference, where he described the importance for these games for those who have served their country. “I am sure it will come as no surprise to anyone in this room that I am hugely passionate about the Invictus Games,” Prince Harry told … Read More
CANADA GOES OFFENSIVE ON ‘NAFTA’ FILE North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Talks go on and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland leads the NAFTA council in discussion on the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement, in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2017. To show how important it is NAFTA file was given to her and not to the Minister of Trade, François-Philippe Champagne. The … Read More
Trudeau confronts Canada’s failure of indigenous people in U.N. speech Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday admitted Canada had failed its indigenous people and told the United Nations his government would do better to improve the lives of aboriginals and achieve reconciliation. Trudeau used his speech to the U.N. General Assembly to frankly acknowledge the dark history of Canada’s colonization as one of “humiliation, neglect and abuse” and promised to … Read More
British Columbia to ban corporate, union political donations British Columbia’s new government on Monday introduced legislation to ban corporate and union donations to political parties in the coastal Canadian province, which critics have called the “Wild West” of campaign finance. The ban by the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), which took office eight weeks ago, also limits individual campaign donations to C$1,200 ($976.24) and bars out-of-province contributions, the … Read More
UK’s May to press Trump this week on Boeing/Bombardier dispute British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday she would press U.S. President Donald Trump this week about a trade challenge by Boeing Co that could endanger thousands of aerospace jobs in Northern Ireland. May and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are worried about Boeing’s move against Bombardier Inc, which is the single largest manufacturing employer in Northern Ireland and Canada’s … Read More
Canadian, British militaries to improve co-operation, says UK PM Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that Canadian and British militaries will improve their co-operation with each other. British and Canadian troops will conduct a joint training program for Ukraine soldiers, May said. The Canadian and the British military personnel will focus on military police and sniper training, among other skills for the Ukrainians. May said Canada and the … Read More
Environment and Climate Change Canada Canada, China, and the European Union convened the Ministerial Meeting on Climate Action to advance discussions on the full implementation of the Paris Agreement and to demonstrate continued political commitment to global action. Representatives from 34 governments of major economies and other key players on climate change met in Montreal, Canada. Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji facilitated the meeting … Read More
Facebook to launch election integrity effort in Canada TORONTO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc , under pressure over its role in possible Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election, said it plans an election integrity initiative to protect Canada’s next vote from cyber threats. Karina Gould, Canada’s minister of democratic institutions, will speak at a launch event next week, Facebook said Thursday in a statement announcing the project. … Read More
Asylum seekers walking into Canada’s Quebec more than doubled in August TORONTO (Reuters) – About 6,000 asylum seekers illegally crossed the Canada-U.S. border into Quebec in August, more than double July’s total, taking the province’s tally so far this year to over 12,000, government data showed. The surge has prompted a backlash from opposition politicians and anti-migrant groups in the primarily French-speaking province. As of this week almost 1,300 asylum seekers … Read More
