Import, Export & Trade Deal eases US-EU tensions but friction continues June 16, 2021 Deal between U.S. and European Union to end their long-running rift over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will suspend billions in punitive tariffs
Charity Canadian retailers can now barter for excess inventory February 17, 2021 Retail Council of Canada has partnered with BarterPay
Business Operations MEI calls for tax measures to ease coronavirus effects March 17, 2020 Ottawa should directly target the real threats: job losses and bankruptcies for workers and employers without the financial cushion
Financial performance Canadian companies had tax advantage even after Trump’s U.S. cuts December 16, 2019 Finance Minister knew months before Canadian business tax cut that companies operating in Canada faced a better tax environment than in the United States
Economic performance Ontario fiscal update sees backtracking on cuts November 7, 2019 Government is reaching into its pockets for hundreds of millions of dollars to undo some of the damage caused by a year of cuts
Politics Canadian governments overspend budgets July 11, 2019 New report busts budget-busting federal and provincial governments
Business Operations Matching Trump business tax cuts would cost $37B: Watchdog June 20, 2019 Report says if Canada matched the U.S. move exactly, there would be a decline of $8.8 billion in tax revenue this year
Economic performance New tax incentives for investment could increase Canada’s emissions November 22, 2018 Measures in fall fiscal update will allow manufacturing and processing companies to write off new equipment and machinery as soon as they put the purchases to use