The federal government is poised to introduce legislation in the fall to try to narrow the consumer price gap between Canada and the U.S.
The proposal was a key part of the consumer-first agenda set out in the February budget, and was made in the face of warnings from industry groups that the idea was unworkable at best, and unenforceable at worst...
A German news outlet appears to have published a portion of the final text of Canada's free trade deal with the European Union, just over a week after negotiators reached a mutual agreement.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued [on August 6] the following statement announcing additional economic sanctions and travel bans against 19 Russian and Ukrainian individuals, and economic sanctions against 22 Russian and Ukrainian groups and economic entities.
Following a bigger decline in June, small business optimism eased again slightly in July. The Business Barometer® Index finished the month at 63.2, about a third of point under its June level of 63.5, and its lowest reading since last December.
Statistics Canada says merchandise exports rose 1.1 per cent in June, while imports fell 1.8 per cent.
The agency says that widened Canada's trade surplus with the world to $1.9 billion from $576 million in May.
