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📈 A first for Bill 5
1+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) Welcome back to Economic Insights! Stories we are following: "I think what it tells us is that the use of Special Economic Zones may be a lot broader than what we initially anticipated," he said. 2: The number of deep geological…...
Ontario’s economic future hinges on energy investment
2+ week, 3+ day ago (388+ words) Electricity is not simply consumed by the economy, it enables it. Our competitiveness, resilience, and future prosperity depend on understanding this distinction and acting on it. Ontario is presently undertaking generational electricity investments, moving an already robust electricity system towards…...
Indigenous guarantee program issues second loan, backing equity stake in Ontario transmission line
3+ week, 3+ day ago (394+ words) The head of the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program tells iPolitics several more deals are in the works. The Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program (CILGP) has backed Aamjiwnaang and Kettle and Stony Point First Nations" efforts to become co-owners of…...
Closure of federal research centres, energy exports and expenditure review in the spotlight
3+ week, 3+ day ago (455+ words) What's on the agenda for the House and Senate committees today. Alberta agriculture minister Richard Sigurdson, Protein Industries Canada CEO Tyler Groeneveld, Indian Head mayor Steven Cole and a panel of academic experts are among the witnesses set to share…...
Australian LNG lands in eastern Canada, fuelling Conservative calls for pipelines
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (489+ words) The shipment reflects global economics, but creates complicated political optics for a Liberal government aspiring to make Canada an "energy superpower." As Prime Minister Mark Carney embarked on an overseas trip that includes a stop in Australia, a liquid natural…...
📈 By amendment
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (383+ words) Welcome back to Economic Insights! Stories we are following: The CARNEY government's first major piece of economic legislation, the budget implementation bill, is moving toward the finish line " but not without a little haircut to the controversial exemption clause. Phosphate…...
Trump's EPA repeal could mean push for more diversification in Canada
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (615+ words) iPolitics explores how an U.S. decision to repeal a climate effort could rollback 75 years of U.S.-Canada harmonization of standards. The Trump administration is moving to revoke the 2009 endangerment finding, a decision that will remove the legal foundation for the country's greenhouse…...