"If certain milestones are met – including Westinghouse reaching a valuation of US$30-billion – Westinghouse would be compelled to hold an IPO and the U.S. government would be allowed to take an 8-per-cent stake in the company."
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"Wood cabinets and vanities manufactured in the United States, Mexico, Israel, Chile and developing nations will be exempt from the tariffs. The federal government said that’s in keeping with Canada’s international trade obligations." www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Canada primarily supplies the US market. The US is purposefully trying to destroy large parts of the Canadian economy. It is ridiculous to say that the possible views of non-existent non-US energy consumers matter here. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
"Ottawa is pursuing trade, investment, and security agreements that privilege corporate access and geopolitical leverage, even when doing so aligns Canada with governments implicated in repression, environmental harm, or grave humanitarian crises." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
With all the corporate bonds, IPOs and other shit to buy, what is left to invest in Canada? 😆 "Joshua Kushner, the tech investor whose elder brother Jared Kushner is married to...Trump’s daughter Ivanka, is in talks to lead the deal...." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
First car across the Gordie Howe International Bridge is a made-in-Windsor Dodge Charger www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Values-based realism" does not mean anything. pivot.quebec/2026/07/23/c...
This is the only bargain Canada can hope for with Trump. Free traders are in knots about it. 10% tariffs w/ CUSMA compliant goods exception. We can reject it, but we will need a better plan than new trade deals with despots. ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2026/07/the-...
The New Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the U.S. and JordanThis is a guest post by Bashar Malkawi, Legal Counsel at The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department On July 21, 2026, the U.S and Jordan concluded and signed a new Agreement on Reciprocal Trade...ielp.worldtradelaw.net“They don’t achieve the diversification that the Carney gov. has been saying they need,” @policyalternatives.ca researcher Trew said [of UAE + Ecuador FTAs]. “They also raise deeply disturbing questions about the kinds of governments we’re willing to work with.” www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Absurdity. ExxonMobil starts investor-state dispute vs. European carbon capture and storage requirements. CCS was the oil industry's own fake-fix idea for lowering emissions from production. www.iareporter.com/articles/exx...
ExxonMobil submits ECT notice of dispute to the European Union | Investment Arbitration Reporter www.iareporter.com“The agreement still has to go through legal review, a final signing and ratification before it comes into force.” They are going to sign it again later.
The Globe and MailCanada has posted the text of the Ecuador FTA. #ISDS watchers will want to see the sleight of hand efforts to try and get around a Constitutional Court veto in Ecuador. www.international.gc.ca/trade-commer...
Canada-Ecuador Free Trade AgreementEliminating trade barriers and creating new opportunities for businesses in Canada and Ecuador.www.international.gc.caMinister Sidhu will be live in a few minutes on @cpac.ca regarding the Canada-UAE free trade negotiations www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...