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As Donald Trump’s inauguration looms, Canada’s agriculture industry is waiting with bated breath to see whether the sweeping tariffs he’s threatened will come to pass. If they do, producers would have to plug the gaps left by restricted access to the country’s largest trading partner and consumers could be left paying higher prices.“When you have a new administration coming into your No. 1 market and they’re talking about their interest or intention to impose tariffs, that’s certainly not something to be ignored,” said Chris Davison, president and CEO of the Canola Council of Canada.“At the same time … we don’t want to overreact.”President-elect Trump recently threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs.Canada has responded swiftly, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touting the ...

The ordered closure of TikTok’s Canadian operations over national security concerns will make it more difficult to force the company to cooperate with privacy investigations, Canada’s privacy commissioner said Tuesday. Philippe Dufresne testified to MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee who are scrutinizing the federal government’s order last month that TikTok Canada wind up its operations following a national security review.The government hasn’t shared the specific national security risks that led to the windup order, but has said it won’t prevent Canadians from using the app.The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver last Thursday to challenge the government’s order.Dufresne — whose office and provincial counterparts are currently investigating whether TikTok unlaw...