The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on December 7, 14, 2019.
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Minister Ng announces investment to launch the Saskatchewan Trade Accelerator Program
December 19, 2019
When Canadian businesses export, they become more productive, create more jobs, grow faster, and invest more in research and development.
U.S. House panel approves USMCA, setting up Thursday vote
December 19, 2019
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee approved a revised North American trade deal by voice vote on Tuesday, indicating likely broad support for implementing legislation in a House of Representatives floor vote on Thursday...
The committee’s voice vote moves President Donald Trump’s three-year effort to rewrite NAFTA...
Statistics Canada says annual pace of inflation climbs to 2.2%
December 19, 2019
The annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October 2018, Statistics Canada said...
The agency said the consumer price index rose 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago to end a three-month streak where the annual pace of inflation had held steady at 1.9 per cent...
Canada’s fiscal update a house of cards, says Canadian Chamber of Commerce
December 19, 2019
...the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Chief Economist and Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Trevin Stratton, issued the following statement regarding the economic and fiscal update [issued by the Governement of Canada on December 16, 2019].
“Regrettably, the government has increased its deficit forecasts, despite a weaker fiscal position than originally anticipated.