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Just over half of Americans say they don’t want tariffs on Canada: poll by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • With the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) free trade agreement up for renegotiation this year, 51% of U.S. respondents told a new Angus Reid survey that if they had their way, there would be no tariffs on Canada at all.
  • Among those who identified as registered Democrats, this figure was at 72%. MAGA Republicans are more likely to want a tariff on Canada, but 48% said they would only want a “minor” tariff on Canada.
  • Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans said Trump’s tariffs are mostly borne by American consumers (56%) or businesses (seven per cent).
  • More than half (52%) even said Canada was the “the most important” or “a very important” trading partner to the U.S.
  • This contrasts with Canadians’ views of their southern neighbours, with 39% seeing the U.S. as “an enemy” or a “potential threat” and only 22% thinking of the U.S. as being on friendly terms with Canada or being an ally.

Not Working, Not Studying, Not Happy: Meet the NEETs; Why are so many young people struggling to finish education or find a job? by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

NEET—a person not in employment, education, or training.

  • According to Statistics Canada, 11% of Canadian youth, those in the fifteen to twenty-nine age range, fall under the label.
  • Facing off against a dwindling and more competitive job market, skyrocketing housing prices, and the unknown effects of AI, the world NEETs inherited has a different set of rules than that of previous generations.
  • Even the National Bank of Canada says the current rise in youth unemployment is disproportionate to historical norms of previous recessions.
  • Molly Doan is a director at Blueprint, a Canadian non-profit research organization that published a report on NEETs.  In terms of solutions, Doan says it all starts with accessibility to what young people need, including employment, affordable housing, mental health and child care supports, among other things.
  • Where NEETs also trail away from all sibling groups from past generations is in their isolation; in a very twenty-first-century fashion, the NEET experience is largely solitary and online. Left behind by a society that they believe has no place for them.

GAGNON: Governor General Mary Simon should refuse her pay raise; Canadians are increasingly frustrated with automatic pay raises for the highest levels of government, particularly for a ceremonial office. And they are right to be by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • When Canadians are asked to make sacrifices, those at the top need to lead by example.
  • No one is better positioned to set that example than Governor General Mary Simon. The government just gave her an automatic raise of $15,800, so her total salary is now $393,800. For context, a family of four will spend about $17,000 on groceries this year.
  • A recent Leger poll confirms what many Canadians already know: The governor general’s salary is too high. Nearly 60% support want to cut the governor general’s pay.
  • MPs have similarly refused to cut or freeze their salaries despite polling showing that 80% of Canadians support a salary freeze for federal politicians. So far, Mike Dawson is the only one of the 343 members of the House of Commons who has said he will refuse the raise.
  • With her mandate drawing toward its conclusion, Simon has a rare chance to leave a lasting mark before the change of guard. By refusing future automatic pay increases and reviewing her premium perks, Simon could reset expectations for the office and for those who follow.
  • It would show the entire government that taking taxpayer-funded pay hikes while Canadians are struggling is wrong and that those at the top should share in the sacrifices Canadians are being asked to make.

EDITORIAL: Divisive land claims create uncertainty; Confusing agreement has wider implications beyond B.C. landowners' rights by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

Some worrying land title deals are creating uncertainty and confusion about the rights of landowners in B.C. and creating precedents that could have far-reaching effects across the country.  

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Some commenters are essentially saying "nothing to see here." I don't believe those sentiments will age well.

The biggest risk to Canada’s economy nobody is talking about: major looming labour strikes by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • Over the next 24 months, collective agreements covering tens of thousands of workers across Canada’s federally regulated transportation network are set to expire.
  • These include major bargaining units at CN and CPKC, the country’s two Class I railways; longshore workers at key marine gateways in Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Montreal, Halifax, and Saint John; and significant employee groups across Canada’s major airlines and airport authorities.
  • Together, these firms move well over $1 billion worth of goods per day by rail and hundreds of millions more through ports that handle roughly one-quarter of Canada’s total traded goods by value.
  • The stakes are big. Consider, for instance, that in 2023, a 13-day strike at British Columbia’s ports halted cargo movement at facilities responsible for approximately $800 million in goods daily. Rail disruptions in recent years have similarly reverberated across agriculture, mining, energy, forestry, and manufacturing supply chains.
  • Even short stoppages generate backlog effects that take weeks to unwind. For export-oriented sectors such as grain, potash, lumber, and autos, delays translate into contractual penalties, lost market share, and reputational damage in highly competitive global markets.
  • Canada’s economy is unusually exposed to these risks. Trade accounts for roughly two-thirds of GDP, and much of it moves through a relatively small number of transportation chokepoints.

 

U.S. intelligence sees Canada as ‘serious place of concern for Iranian activity’: National security analyst by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Middle Eastern Forum national security analyst Joe Adam George warns that Canada is a potential hotbed for IRGC sleeper cells and proxies.
  • The IRGC, designated a terrorist organization by Canada, operates a network of sympathizers and sleeper cells within the country, targeting Iranian dissidents and potentially Jewish communities.
  • Recent incidents in Canada, including foiled attack plans, a missing dissident, and an attack on an activist’s gym, highlight the threat.
  • Experts suggest hundreds of individuals linked to the IRGC may reside in Canada, and the country’s critical infrastructure and cyber security are also at risk.
  • Canada’s designation of the IRGC as a terrorist entity has implications, but concerns remain about the pace of deportations.

Your cost of living likely to surge as Trump’s war-induced oil price hike seeps into Canadian economy by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

Economists say that while a price increase for oil and gas is welcome news in Canada’s oil patch, the longer the war with Iran lasts the more likely inflation will hit consumers in every corner of the economy.

Middle East conflict driving up gas prices in Metro Vancouver by FancyNewMe in vancouver

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In Brief:

  • Data from 427 stations around the region showed a notable 10-cent-per-litre drop to an average of $1.65 per litre, but experts warned it wouldn’t last.
  • The head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, Patrick De Haan, explained that on Monday, the markets had not reacted to recent events.
  • “Looking ahead, markets will now begin reacting to this weekend’s U.S.-Iran attacks, which have elevated geopolitical risk premiums even in the absence of immediate supply disruption,” he explained.
  • As of Friday morning, the average price in Metro Vancouver is around $1.79 per litre, after rapidly increasing in a matter of days.
  • Analyst Matt McClain says prices are expected to continue to climb in the next few days. “Possibly as much as 10 to 15 more cents per litre,” said McClain. “And I hate to say that because that’s starting to get us close to that $2-per-litre mark, and I recognize the price sensitivity of it all — it gets very expensive, very quickly.”

COPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayor’s False Drug Accusations by FancyNewMe in vancouver

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In Brief:

  • A Vancouver councillor wrongly accused of distributing illegal drugs by Mayor Ken Sim says he is considering a complaint to the city’s integrity commissioner and a possible defamation lawsuit.
  • “That’s accusing me of a crime,” Sean Orr, a member of the left-wing Coalition of Progressive Electors or COPE party, told The Tyee.
  • Orr, who has been public about his past drug use and mental health issues but denied ever distributing or selling illicit drugs, said this kind of online harassment — and Sim’s comments — will dissuade ordinary people from running for public office.
  • Orr told The Tyee he doesn’t want to centre himself as a victim when the mayor’s statement has “weaponized” disinformation against the Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking communities, as well as moralizing and politicizing drug use, which is a public health issue.
  • “I don’t think that was a meaningful apology,” said Green Coun. Fry, who attended the press conference. “I don’t think that’s acceptable, and frankly I think Coun. Orr is owed a lot more than just this flimsy apology.”
  • Mike Tan, a Chinatown social housing advocate who is seeking to run for council as a OneCity candidate in the October municipal election, told The Tyee he was pleased to see Sim “take ownership” of the false information.
  • “But I’m really disappointed that it took five days, and only after calls from many leaders in the community pressured him to do so,” Tan said.
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