Andy Blatchford
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Bank of Canada holds rate, suggests more hikes likely at more-cautious pace
The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, October 26, 2017, following two straight hikes, but suggested future increases are still likely, albeit at a more-gradual pace.
Liberals trimming small-business tax rate amid uproar over tax-reform proposals
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to gradually trim the small-business tax rate to nine per cent by 2019, down from its current level of 10.5 per cent.
Message massage: feds wrestled with infrastructure bank narrative, too
Before its controversial tax proposals triggered a bitter war of words this summer, Finance Minister Bill Morneau's department was waging a similar communications battle over infrastructure bank.
Technology companies clash on cross-border flow of digital data under NAFTA
Some Canadian information technology companies are pushing back at warnings that the personal information of Canadians is being compromised in the renegotiation of the NAFTA.
'Changes are going to be required' to tax proposals, Morneau says
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says changes will be necessary to the Trudeau government's contentious proposals to reform parts of the tax system.
Provinces challenge Trudeau government over contentious tax proposals
Provincial pressure is intensifying against the Trudeau government's controversial tax-reform proposals, which have angered business owners, doctors and farmers across Canada.
Stronger economy won't knock Ottawa from its deficit path: Morneau
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau suggests he has no plans to provide a timetable for returning Ottawa's books to balance — even with a scorching economy.
Bank of Canada defends itself for staying silent before interest rate hike
The Bank of Canada is defending itself amid questions about its public silence ahead of an interest-rate hike last week that caught many analysts by surprise.
Small businesses, Trudeau government headed for autumn tax showdown
Ottawa's fall parliamentary session is a couple of weeks away and Canadians are already getting a preview of what could be the season's main event: a scrap over the Liberals' proposed tax changes.
Trudeau acknowledges grumbling, but defiant on small business tax changes
Justin Trudeau says he's paying attention to the growing dissent over his government's controversial plan to eliminate tax incentives that he insists only benefit wealthy small business owners.