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The Ontario government says it hasn’t made any decisions about removing Crown Royal from the shelves of the province’s liquor stores, despite a dramatic display of dissatisfaction from Premier Doug Ford. On Tuesday, Ford ended a news conference by pouring out a bottle of the Canadian whisky, after its parent company, Diageo, announced it would shutter a plant in Amherstburg, Ont.“They’re hurting the people that work at Crown Royal,” Ford said.“So, you know something? A message to the CEO in France: You hurt my people. I’m going to hurt you. You’re going to feel the pain in February when these people don’t have a paycheque.”As calls mounted for the premier to back his actions with concrete policy proposals, the Ford government said it wouldn’t be removing Crown Royal from the shelves of the...

The countrywide push for major projects won’t happen without First Nations at the table, the Assembly of First Nations warned government and industry Wednesday, as its annual summer gathering began in Winnipeg. “We can all agree on this, that progress cannot come at the cost of our rights, our treaties or our responsibilities to the land,” Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson said.“Anything that we do in this country will not be at the expense of our lands, our waters and our resources. For generations, decisions have been made without us, while the impacts fall on our nations and our families.”The assembly is expected to focus heavily on the federal government’s major projects legislation, as it’s the first time all chiefs have gathered since the bill passed in June.The law...

By Craig Lord and Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted September 3, 2025 3:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Jason Jacques to a six-month term as the interim parliamentary budget officer. Jacques is already the office’s director general of economic and fiscal analysis. He officially starts his brief term on Wednesday.The parliamentary budget officer is an agent of Parliament who provides independent economic and financial analysis to the Senate and House of Commons.Jacques is steeped in public sector experience, with stints at the Privy Coun...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet ministers will begin their two-day retreat in Toronto on Wednesday ahead of Parliament’s return in two weeks. The Liberal cabinet is expected to focus on the government’s strategy for navigating the ongoing trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump, which is set to continue to dominate the fall political and economic agenda.In a statement, Carney’s office referred to the two-day retreat as a “Cabinet Planning Forum” and added that it would be “focused on building a stronger economy.”The retreat and the return of Parliament come as Carney is ramping up plans for building more homes through a new government agency and also getting the new off...