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Halifax council reverses decision on Morris Street bike lane
Halifax council has voted to reverse its previous decision on a bike lane project on Morris Street with some councillors saying it was done to preserve a working relationship with the Nova Scotia government, which has expressed opposition to the plan. The motion, which asked council to rescind its decision to go forward with the Morris Street East Connection bikeway project, passed 11-to-five. Councillors Shawn Cleary, Patty Cuttell, Virginia Hinch, Becky Kent and Laura White opposed the motion. The Morris Street project would have changed the road into a one-way for vehicle traffic. It would also have connected Morris Street to a proposed two-way bikeway on University Avenue to Lower Water Street. Council voted down a recommendation of possible alternative bikeway options that would have preserved two-way traffic on Morris Street on July 8, directing staff to go forward with the original plan and provide an evaluation report in two years. The plan drew sharp criticism from Premier Tim Houston, who released a public letter calling on council to reverse its decision or his government would 'be forced to act.' He cited Bill 24, which allows the provincial government to assert its authority over municipal transportation projects. He gave council until Aug. 6 to respond to his letter. The motion, which was based on a recommendation from Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Cathie O'Toole, said the failure to rescind the Morris Street decision could be 'damaging to inter-governmental relations.' Cleary said he would support getting more data on potential traffic impacts from the project from stakeholders like the Port of Halifax and Emergency Medical Care, but voted down the motion, calling Houston's letter a 'threat of bullying behaviour from a dictatorial premier.' Mayor Andy Fillmore, who previously brought forward a motion asking for alternatives to the Morris Street project, said the engagement work for the bike lane project happened in 2018 and 2019, calling the information 'very stale.' 'We need to revisit our assumptions,' he said. 'We have a duty to listen.' Coun. Sam Austin, calling the motion a 'political circus,' said the province had numerous opportunities to engage the municipality about the bike lane project, but did not do so. 'The first response we had from the province was the premier slamming us,' he said. 'I guess we were all supposed to read the premier's mind. You don't work with someone by issuing ultimatums.' Austin said he would vote for the motion to preserve council's 'flexibility' and to avoid a written order from the province. Coun. Jean St-Amand said he would vote for the motion to 'reestablish the good working relationship' with the province. 'I'm not wild about setting precedence about changing course due to a threat,' he said. 'We need respectful discourse if we're going to move forward together.' Deputy Mayor Tony Mancini also called for improved communication between the municipality and the province. 'I too am concerned with our relationship with the province, particularly the premier,' he said. 'If there's new information, bring it forward. The province needs us. We're the economic driver for the entire region. We need to work together.' The motion noted the move to rescind the Morris Street decision will incur planning and design costs for the East Connection, which are estimated to be between $100,000 and $300,000. More to come… Halifax City Hall Halifax City Hall is pictured. (Source: Callum Smith/CTV News Atlantic) For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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Carney announces over $1B in supports for clobbered softwood lumber industry
Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to use Canadian lumber to build homes and provide financial supports for the forestry sector as the U.S. hikes duties on the softwood industry. "We will be our own best customer by relying on more Canadian lumber for Canadian projects," Carney said at the announcement held a manufacturing mill in West Kelowna, B.C., Tuesday. The sector has been a longstanding target of the U.S., which recently raised anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood. B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar described the hit as a "gut punch" for the province's forestry industry which has seen thousands of workers laid off over the last few years. Carney called the duties "unjustified" while promising to move the industry away from its dependence on the U.S. market. "This dependence creates costly uncertainty," he said from the Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. mill. "It weakens our industry's ability to weather downturns. It makes lumber more expensive." WATCH | Carney announces supports for softwood lumber: Carney announces $700M in loan guarantees for softwood lumber industry 12 minutes ago The prime minister unveiled a suite of new measures Tuesday that he promised would help the industry serve a growing Canadian market "and those of new, reliable trading partners around the world." Carney said his government will use Canadian lumber and workers as part of its promise to build affordable homes. The Build Canada Homes program, promised during the election campaign, will launch this fall and provide up to $25 billion in financing to private sector home builders. "We are going to write our own story rather than letting others dictate theirs to us," he said. Carney also announced up to $700 million in loan guarantees for forestry companies and $500 million, largely in grants and contributions, to spur product development and market diversification for the hard-hit industry and millions for reskilling lumber workers.
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What can Canada offer to better trade partnership with Mexico?
Watch Former diplomat and NAFTA negotiator Colin Robertson on the significance of Canadian ministers visiting Mexico for trade talks.
