Manitoba Legislature Returns: Premier Kinew Announces Measures Against U.S. Tariffs
Premier Kinew announces Manitoba’s response to U.S. tariffs, issues a bulletin on new legislation, and has a by-election scheduled for March 18. The 2nd session of the 43rd Legislature of Manitoba has officially begun. What’s on the Government’s Spring Legislative Agenda? The Manitoba government issued a bulletin signalling some important legislation they are targeting to introduce this session, including: Proposed amendments to the Municipal Councils […]
Tariff Tuesday: Trump’s Trade War Begins
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian exports and a 10 percent levy on Canadian energy came into effect at 12:01 AM this morning, marking the start of a devastating trade war between the two countries. The February 1st executive order that was initially rescinded is now in […]
BC Budget 2025: the most consequential in province’s history
In the shadow of 25 per cent Trump tariffs imposed at midnight, Premier David Eby and BC Finance Minister Brenda Bailey delivered a budget and economic plan designed to prepare for the economic storm ahead. Budget 2025 puts a premium on economic stimulus and leans heavily into implementing an economic blueprint designed for life without […]
Ontario Election: Insights from Doug Ford’s Historic Three-Peat
Doug Ford’s Secure Third Term: Key Insights Doug Ford safely secured a historic third majority yesterday, placing him in a very small club of Canadian politicians to achieve this feat and the first Ontario premier to do so since the 1950’s. The new Ontario Legislature will look different in a few ways. Ford’s […]
Doug Ford’s Ontario PCs Secure Historic Third Majority Government
Election Night – Overview of results (as of 02/28/2025 7:55 am ET) Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have won a strong third majority mandate to pursue their governing agenda in Ontario. The CBC News desk called the PC’s projected victory a mere eight minutes after polls closed, followed by the NDP remaining the Official Opposition. […]
Alberta Budget 2025: $5.2 billion deficit under weight of Trump’s Tariffs
3 KEY TAKEAWAYS: Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled a $5.2 billion deficit budget. Budget includes a personal income tax cut (previously promised). A $4 billion-dollar contingency fund is included to protect against tariffs from the US and natural disasters, such as wildfires. With the impact of tariffs weighing heavily on Albertans and the province’s […]
Ontario Election: 5 (Plus 1!) Ridings to Watch
The 5 (Plus 1) Bellwether Ridings That Will Tell the Story of the 2025 Ontario Election Nearing the end of a breakneck, month-long Ontario election campaign characterized by tariffs, face-offs, family doctors and mountains of snow, the outcome now rests on 124 individual races playing out across the province. All four primary parties and […]
Webinar: The Ontario Election and Your Business
ICYMI: RBC Dominion Securities and Counsel Public Affairs hosted a webinar on Tuesday, February 25th on The Ontario Election & Your Business Hosted by: Matthew Henley, Investment Advisor at RBC Dominion Securities Moderated by: Johanna Chevalier, Associate Vice President Panelists: Tim Hudak, Partner at Counsel PA and Former Ontario PC Leader Brad Lavigne, President at Counsel PA and NDP […]
Ontario Election: Follow That Bus!
8 days – barely more than a week remains before Ontario voters head to the polls. In an election period that has been more of a sprint than a marathon, party leaders are racing through the province and targeting key ridings. Their tour stops paint a vivid picture of the campaign battlefield: who’s on the […]
Poilievre’s Persistence
Conservatives Double Down You’ve heard it so many times that you can recite it by heart, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been unwavering in communicating his party’s priorities for the country: Axe the Tax, Build the Homes, Stop the Crime, and Fix the Budget. Except a new phrase has officially entered the mix: Canada […]
