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By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 7:35 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down. The national caucus meeting, set to take place both in person and online, was originally set to last six hours to give MPs time to discuss Trudeau’s previous refusal to resign.Now, the focus will be on next steps for the party as it begins a national search for a leader who can hold their own against popular Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. ...

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats to use “economic force” against Canada and its industries are sparking worry and disbelief. Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Trump said he could use economic levers to push Canada toward becoming part of the United States, while also once again raising issues with the trade deficit and saying the U.S. doesn’t need to buy Canadian lumber, dairy or automobiles.Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said Trump’s comments show he doesn’t understand how interconnected the Canada-U.S. auto business is.Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, citing border security concerns.Volpe said the threat is madness and would lead to immediate pushback by U.S. aut...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers next week in Ottawa to discuss the looming economic threat from the U.S., the Prime Minister’s Office told Global News. The meeting, scheduled for Jan. 15, will be the first between Trudeau and the premiers since the prime minister announced on Monday he plans to resign after a new Liberal leader is chosen. Parliament has been prorogued until March 24 to allow for a leadership race.That announcement came with two weeks to go before the inauguration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened to impose economically damaging 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods upon taking office. 4:26 What could ...

As Donald Trump continues to talk about taking control of Greenland, his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., travelled to the autonomous Dutch territory on Tuesday — but Greenlandic and Danish officials are making it clear they want nothing to do with what the Trumps are proposing. “Don Jr. and my Reps landing in Greenland,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, Tuesday. “The reception has been great. They, and the Free World, need safety, security, strength, and PEACE! This is a deal that must happen. MAGA. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!” Donald Trump’s post to Truth Social, announcing his son’s arrival in Greenland. Donald Trump / Truth Social In a statement, Greenland’s government said the younger Trump’s...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he will attend former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 9. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. He was the 39th president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981.A public funeral will take place Thursday at the National Cathedral in Washington.The Prime Minister’s Office says Trudeau will attend the funeral to deliver condolences on behalf of Canadians and reaffirm the close ties between the two countries.In a post on X, the prime minister said Friday that Carter worked to make the world a better place.Carter will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Tuesday night and again Wednesday. U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at his funeral Thursday. Story continues below advertisem...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. Premier David Eby said he will be heading to Washington D.C. with other Canadian premiers, not for president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but with a focus on the continued threat of tariffs on Canadian-made goods. Trump continues to say he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Canada and Mexico.“I’ll be joining with the premiers from across Canada and heading to Washington, D.C. to make our case to decision makers in the United States that the proposed tariffs from the president elect will mean a significant increase in prices for Americans around things like homes,” Eby said.“Especially with the additional tariffs proposed on lumbe...

Amidst the noise coming from the U.S. on tariffs and border security, the Ontario government announced a new program that will look to beef up security along the border with its southern neighbour. “Ontario has been calling on the federal government to step up and address safety and security concerns at the border. We need to see words turned into visible action,” Premier Doug Ford stated.“In the meantime, Ontario is stepping up with Operation Deterrence to crack down on illegal border crossings and illegal guns and drugs.”The province says that it launched Operation Deterrence in early December, with provincial police using 200 officers who are focusing their efforts on disrupting illegal activity at the Canada-U.S. border.That focus has included fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, remotely...

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he’s considering using “economic force” to merge Canada with the United States, arguing “we don’t need anything they have” to trade and repeating his desire for Canada to become a U.S. state. Trump, in a wide-ranging press conference from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with less than two weeks before he takes office, also said he wants NATO members to spend at least five per cent of their GDP on defence, more than double the current two-per cent target.His comments were the latest in recent threats against longstanding U.S. allies, renewing questions and concerns about plans to use trade as a cudgel, and went beyond similar comments he has made about making Canada a part of the U.S.Trump told reporters he wouldn’t rule out using military ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament raises questions about how Ottawa can respond to the incoming Trump administration without the option of using legislation — but the government says it still has several powers at its disposal. The prorogation means all legislative activity is suspended until March 24, and any bills that haven’t yet received royal assent die and will need to be reintroduced in the next session. That includes proposed new spending like the $1.3 billion announced last month in the federal government’s new border security plan.The plan was intended to address concerns raised by incoming U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to impose damaging 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports while pushing Ottawa to clamp down on cross-border...

The federal government has provided clarity on how proposed changes to capital gains taxes will work after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament without passing legislation to put the new tax rules into law. Back in the 2024 budget last spring, the Liberals introduced plans to raise the inclusion rate — how much of the proceeds from an asset’s sale are subject to tax — to two-thirds, up from 50 per cent, on all capital gains earned over $250,000 annually. That inclusion rate would also rise to two-thirds for all gains made by corporations and many trusts.The changes were set to affect all capital gains realized after June 25, 2024. Capital gains can result from the sale of an asset like a stock or a secondary property such as a cottage, but Canadians’ primary residences remain...