Brett Bundale

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Poilievre unveils five-point steel plan, urges Ottawa to sue Stelco's U.S. owner

Poilievre unveils five-point steel plan, urges Ottawa to sue Stelco's U.S. owner

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Ottawa to sue Stelco's American owner as part of a five-point plan aimed at protecting Canada's struggling steel industry. Poilievre was in Burlington, Ont. on Friday, speaking at a site overlooking Stelco's operations across Hamilton Harbour. The steelmaker began issuing layoff notices this week after announcing plans to lay off up to 50...

Poilievre unveils five-point steel plan, urges Ottawa to sue Stelco's U.S. owner

Poilievre unveils five-point steel plan, urges Ottawa to sue Stelco's U.S. owner

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Ottawa to sue Stelco's American owner as part of a five-point plan aimed at protecting Canada's struggling steel industry.

Joly threatens ‘full force of the law’ over Cleveland-Cliffs’ Stelco job commitments

Joly threatens ‘full force of the law’ over Cleveland-Cliffs’ Stelco job commitments

Canada's industry minister said Wednesday the U.S. owner of Stelco Holdings Inc. cannot use the trade war to justify cutting jobs it committed to when it bought the Hamilton, Ont.-based steel plant, particularly when the head of the Ohio-based company has publicly backed steel tariffs.

Stelco layoffs raise legal questions over job pledges in Cleveland-Cliffs takeover

Stelco layoffs raise legal questions over job pledges in Cleveland-Cliffs takeover

Job promises made by Stelco Holdings Inc.'s American parent company when it acquired the beleaguered steel maker are legally binding -- but whether this week's layoffs violate them depends on terms that have not been made public, according to legal and policy experts.

Ottawa opens up 15% Trans Mountain equity stake to Indigenous groups on pipeline path

Ottawa opens up 15% Trans Mountain equity stake to Indigenous groups on pipeline path

OTTAWA -- The Canadian government has offered Indigenous groups a collective 15 per cent ownership stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline, advancing a long-promised plan to give First Nations equity in the federally owned infrastructure connecting Alberta crude to a Vancouver-area export terminal.

From investment buzz to building: Canada's major projects face hurdles, experts say

From investment buzz to building: Canada's major projects face hurdles, experts say

OTTAWA -- Canada's inaugural investment summit has created a buzz that the country is open for business, but experts say the real test will be whether that momentum can translate into major projects that overcome labour shortages, community concerns, environmental hurdles and lengthy approvals.

Inflation holds at 3% in August as rent, travel prices rise: StatCan

Inflation holds at 3% in August as rent, travel prices rise: StatCan

The annual rate of inflation was unchanged at three per cent in August as a slowdown in rising gas prices was offset by higher rent and travel tour costs, Statistics Canada said Monday. Gasoline costs continued to rise in August but at a slower pace, with prices up 22.8 per cent compared with 25.7 a month earlier, as the conflict...

Inflation holds at 3% in August as rent, travel prices rise: StatCan

Inflation holds at 3% in August as rent, travel prices rise: StatCan

The annual rate of inflation was unchanged at three per cent in August as a slowdown in rising gas prices was offset by higher rent and travel tour costs, Statistics Canada said Monday.

Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says

Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says

A prominent U.S. investment strategist says the intensifying trade war between Canada and the U.S. could permanently alter cross-border trade. Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific Asset Management, says new tariffs and the increasing unreliability of the U.S. as a trading partner is prompting Canadian companies to seek out different markets.

Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says

Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says

The intensifying tariff war between Canada and the United States could permanently alter cross-border trade, signalling the potential end of an era of expanding economic ties between the countries, experts say.