As the country celebrates Canada Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the road highlighting the stand he has taken against the U.S. government's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products.
A consumer boycott of American-made products and services is gathering steam as Canada counts down to this weekend's imposition of retaliatory tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of American products.
The Trudeau government only found out by accident that former prime minister Stephen Harper was planning to visit the White House next week in the midst of a looming trade war between Canada and the United States.
"Trudeau and other politicians must realize the real-life consequences of their words when it comes to immigration. It is not compassionate nor prudent to give these individuals false hope when we know that the majority of the asylum claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board will eventually be rejected." — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel. CP tests this and a reply for accuracy.
"Journalists tell the stories of our communities, protect democracy, (and) often put their lives on the line just to do their jobs," Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau wrote in a Twitter post overnight, adding the attack on the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland was "devastating" and extending condolences to victims and families. Trump walked past reporters without commenting on the tragedy.
Minnesota regulators on Thursday28, 2018, June approved Enbridge Energy's proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline, angering opponents who say the project threatens pristine areas and have vowed Standing Rock-style protests if needed to block it.
The House of Commons trade committee will be back at work later today, June 26, 2018, with a special meeting that has one major aim — demonstrating the broad economic pain of the Trump administration's crushing steel and aluminum tariffs.
President Donald Trump is blackmailing Canada, Mexico and asylum seekers in order to exert maximum pressure to reach a new NAFTA deal that is favourable to the United States and to get funding for his border wall, former Mexican president Vicente Fox said on Wednesday, June 27, 2018.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper is reportedly planning a trip to the White House next week, bucking convention by not informing the Canadian government of his visit.
Finance ministers from across the country weighed the consequences on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, of Canada's intensifying trade dispute with the United States as the federal government worked to finalize details of its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs.
The federal government's purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline will add significantly to the deficit next year, according to a study by a sustainable energy research group.
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to attend the upcoming NATO summit in Brussels, U.S. President Donald Trump is calling on Canada to meet the alliance's defence spending targets.