The C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council says the federal government should abandon plans to regulate the “price gap” on similar products sold in Canada and the United States...
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Ontario Budget: lots of spending; little focus
May 17, 2014
Many of the broad strokes of the Ontario Liberals’ 2014 budget have been discussed in public for weeks, but there is little more than broad strokes.
The deficit is expected to rise to $12.5 billion next year from $11.3 billion in 2013-14, before falling to $8.9 billion in 2015-16. The Liberals say they still plan to balance the books by 2017-18.
Canada renews push for progress on Windsor bridge
May 15, 2014
Still smarting from the sting of the latest Keystone XL delay, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt was in the U.S. looking for progress on another major bilateral file: a new bridge crossing between Windsor and Detroit.
Raitt requested funding for completion of a replacement for the aging bridge that handles nearly one-third of all Canada-U.S. trade.
Canada imposes more sanctions on Russia
May 15, 2014
Canada has released the names of the two Russian companies and nine individuals it is imposing economic sanctions and travel bans on, following a move by the United States earlier ...to step up economic pressure on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine.
Canada is imposing economic sanctions on ExpoBank and RosEnergoBank and ...nine Russian individuals...
Business Barometer: Small biz optimism buds in April
May 11, 2014
Small business confidence warmed noticeably in April. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index is a point and a half higher this month, rising to 65.7—its best result since last November.