37 h. ago Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: Minister

OTTAWA — The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector’s emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday.  At a news conference in Winnipeg, Hodgson said both the province and industry agree with the federal government that there needs to be a “fundamental change in […]

Politics

43 h. ago After Sun article, Industry minister promises to delist Samidoun as not

Despite being listed as a terrorist group a year ago, the Vancouver-based terror group is still listed as an active not-for-profit corporation

Politics

5 d. ago Liberals say climate plan to be ‘updated’ for new ‘economic context’

Industry Minister Melanie Joly dodged repeated questions about the targets in a televised interview over the weekend

Society

5 d. ago Joly expects aluminum sector to receive ‘hundreds of millions’ in tariff relief

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Mélanie Joly says the Quebec aluminum sector will receive "hundreds of millions of dollars" in funding as a result of tariff impacts.

Economics

1 week ago Uruguay to Pitch Pipeline Route for Vaca Muerta’s Natural Gas

Uruguay plans to pitch a natural gas pipeline through its territory to investors and neighboring governments that would link Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale deposit with Brazil, Industry and Energy Minister Fernanda Cardona said in an interview.

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2 w. ago Canada Examines Tougher Measures on Foreign Steel Dumping, Minister Says

Industry Minister Melanie Joly says Canada can do more to counter foreign steel dumping, as US tariffs batter the Canadian sector and make it vulnerable to being flooded by cheap imports from overseas.

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3 w. ago Canada cultivates Nordic connections to reduce reliance on U.S.

Industry minister tours Sweden and Finland to explore commercial ties while also seeking to bolster Arctic security

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3 w. ago Saskatchewan Premier Moe, federal minister to meet on China canola tariff

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed. Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon. […]

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3 w. ago Quebec government renews promise to make changes to contentious forestry reform bill

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will find solutions and defuse rising tension over a forestry bill that has sparked blockades and confrontations between Indigenous protesters and industry workers. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere and Natural Resources Minister Maite Blanchette Vezina have renewed a promise to modify the proposed legislation following meetings this week […]

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3 w. ago Joly: Visits to Saab, Lockheed ’normal’ part of her job amid F

OTTAWA — Industry Minister Melanie Joly says Canadians shouldn’t read too much into her visit to a Swedish defence manufacturer that comes right in the middle of a major government review of the F-35 fighter jet procurement. Joly says she visited Saab’s facilities in Sweden this week and was shown the Gripen-E jet, which is […]

Culture

3 w. ago Canada’s Industry Minister Meets With Saab, Ericsson in Sweden

Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly is set to meet with Saab AB and Ericsson in Sweden, where she also hopes to strike an economic partnership with the country, according to a person familiar with her plans.

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