Blog

By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2025 8:01 am Updated February 17, 2025 8:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s deadline day for candidates to pay up so they can stay in the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader — and the field appears to be set. The final $125,000 instalment of a total $350,000 entrance fee is due by the end of the day — a high bar of entry for such a short race.The campaigns for Chrystia Freeland, Frank Baylis and Karin...

The mayor of the border city of Windsor, Ont., says the potential for steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods could have a near “catastrophic” impact on the economy and jobs. Mayor Drew Dilkens told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson that such tariffs, which U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed until March, would impact many sectors important to his city, including automotive.“We’re on the precipice of being catastrophic,” he said.“Twenty-five per cent for us would certainly mean that the price of vehicles would go up. People would simply defer spending 25 per cent more for the price of a vehicle waiting for some more certainty. It may make imports more attractive, quite frankly.”He went on to explain that shift away from Canadian products, and people waiting for more certainty, would th...