AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCanada-U.S. Trade Pressure: Manitoba Pork leaders met Iowa officials at the Iowa State Fair as Ottawa races to reach an off-ramp before a looming tariff deadline, with pigs and pork at the centre of the stakes. Energy Deal Watch: Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are set to make an “energy and economic development” announcement Monday in St. John’s after reports of progress on a Churchill Falls sharing deal. Fuel Cost Politics: Pierre Poilievre is urging PM Mark Carney to keep the federal fuel excise tax pause extended until at least Canada Day 2027. Labour Rights: The Canadian Labour Congress wants Ottawa to repeal Section 107, arguing federal power to intervene in legal strikes undermines free collective bargaining. Foreign Worker Protections: Saskatchewan’s first conviction under the Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act saw a Moose Jaw employer fined and ordered to pay restitution after charging a foreign worker to keep his job. Sports—Canada Qualifies: Canada’s men’s flag football team beat Mexico to clinch an Olympic berth for LA 2028. International Spotlight: A Canadian pipe band, Simon Fraser University, won the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland for the first time in 16 years.
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