4 h. ago ELDER: U.S. Founding Fathers funded government through tariffs

President Donald Trump calls tariff “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” This refutes the orthodoxy of unilateral free trade championed for hundreds of years, beginning with the 1776 “Wealth of Nations” author Adam Smith, widely known as the father of modern economics. But economist Donald J. Boudreaux of the American Institute for Economic Research […]

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13 h. ago Not just Kiefer's grandpa: If you don't know who Tommy Douglas is, here's why he mattered to Canada

To fans of pop culture, Tommy Douglas is known as the grandfather of actor Kiefer Sutherland. To Canadians, Douglas holds much greater significance. He’s the father of publicly funded health care in Canada. Because of that, many believe he’s one of Canada’s most important historical figures. Thomas Clement Douglas died 38 years ago today, on […]

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3 d. ago Bank of Canada governor’s tariff warning: ‘There won’t be a bounceback’

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said the shock from U.S. tariffs would be very different from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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3 d. ago Premiers Ford and Houston appealing to governors in latest push to stop tariffs

Premiers are attending the National Governors Association winter meeting

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3 d. ago Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump’s tariffs

WASHINGTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston are reaching out to state governors in Washington, D.C. as the deadline to avert U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs inches closer. The premiers are to attend the National Governors Association winter meeting today, where Trump and key members of his team are set […]

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4 d. ago Ontario's cancellation of Starlink contract could impact millions of Canadians

Ongoing geopolitical tensions between Canada and the U.S. put Starlink in the crosshairs, potentially impacting 2 million Canadians.Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cancel the government’s $100 million Starlink deal with the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but paused retaliatory measures against the U.S. amid the Canadian and U.S. government’s agreement to pause tariffs against one another for 30 days. With that, Ookla, known for its global broadband speed tests, researched what would happen if Starlink were cancelled in Ontario and other parts of Canada.According to Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence data of Starlink users in Canada, roughly two million Canadians would feel the effect of Starlink's disappearance. Ookla extrapolated the number based on the share of Speedtests Canadians performed using Starlink.This would highly affect people in Nunavut, where 44 percent of Speedtests were performed using S...

Economics

4 d. ago London's steel industry sweats as Donald Trump vows 25% tariff: 'Anxiety'

London’s steel industry fears a tariff trade war between the U.S, and Canada will mean higher prices and dwindling demand for their products. The U.S. government has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports starting March 12. Canada has promised reciprocal tariffs on steel and aluminum coming here from America. […]

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5 d. ago HILL: Smith government should revert to original spending plan in next week’s budget

As the Smith government prepares to table its budget next week, it continues to warn Albertans the province is “facing headwinds from every direction” and a budget deficit may be on the way after four years of surpluses. While there’s a lot the government can’t control — such as tariffs or the price of oil […]

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7 d. ago Trump’s tariff insistence has federal departments looking at ‘where contracts are provided’

'Everything is on the table,' says Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor

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