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Ontario loses 38,000 jobs as U.S. tariffs hit manufacturing sector
Ontario lost tens of thousands of jobs in the past three months, according to the province's financial watchdog, as the impacts of tariffs from the United States begin to bite. A new report published by the Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario found employment had dropped by 38,000 jobs in the province during the second quarter of the year. 'The unemployment rate rose for the ninth consecutive quarter, reaching 7.8 per cent in 2025 Q2,' part of the report said. 'This is 2.6 percentage points higher than the low of 5.2 per cent recorded in 2023 Q1, and marks the highest unemployment rate since late 2012, excluding the pandemic.' The report found tariffs levied by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canadian imports to his country were behind some of the changes. Story continues below advertisement The largest drop in employment came in manufacturing, where 29,400 jobs were lost in the second quarter of 2025. Business, building and support services lost 14,900. There were also substantial drops in employment in transportation and warehousing, as well as in agriculture. Overall, employment in Ontario's industrial sector dropped by 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 — a change the financial watchdog attributed to U.S. tariffs. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Those job losses were partially mitigated by gains in finance, insurance, real estate and scientific and technical services. Opposition politicians pointed to the numbers as evidence Premier Doug Ford was failing to deliver on his election promise to 'protect Ontario' from Trump and the effects of his economic policies. 'These numbers are truly alarming. Ontario workers are facing the worst job losses in more than a decade, with the manufacturing sector hit especially hard,' said NDP MPP and finance critic Jessica Bell. 'Families can't afford more government inaction while good, full-time jobs disappear from right underneath of us.' Ontario Liberal finance critic Stephanie Bowman issued a similarly harsh statement, accusing the government of failing to fulfill its central election promise. 'This report shows that we are heading in the wrong direction. Record spending by the Conservative government is doing nothing to fight high unemployment,' she said. Story continues below advertisement 'Never has a government spent so much to deliver so little. Working families are struggling, we are building housing at the slowest rate in a decade, and many of the businesses impacted by tariffs are not eligible for help from the province.' A spokesperson for Ontario's minister of finance said the government was doing everything in its power to protect jobs. 'With President Trump's tariffs taking direct aim at our economy, our government is using every tool we have to protect the over 800,000 jobs in Ontario's world-class manufacturing sector,' they wrote. On Wednesday, Ontario unveiled $70 million for its tariff relief efforts. The money was put towards offering expanded training and employment services for workers in tariff-hit industries like steel or autos. The province also opened up $1 billion in emergency loans for businesses struggling in the face of tariffs earlier this month. It is part of a broader $5 billion pot, although the plan for the remaining $4 billion has not been made public. Bowman said the current offerings were insufficient. 'Tariff 'relief' measures announced by this government will do little to help in the long term,' she wrote in her statement. 'They are mostly temporary measures and will do little to help the thousands of companies, especially small businesses, who are bearing the brunt of this trade war.'
National Post
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UCP stands behind 'constitutional affairs' point man after comments on French language, King Charles III
OTTAWA — Alberta's governing United Conservative Party will not be demoting caucus lead on constitutional relations, Red Deer MLA Jason Stephan, after his attacks on the French language and the monarchy. Article content '(Mr.) Stephan's views do not impede his work as the Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs,' said Sam Blackett, spokesman for Premier Danielle Smith. Article content Stephan wrote in an op-ed last week that Ottawa's policy of official bilingualism is 'rigged against Alberta,' noting that less than one per cent of residents spoke French exclusively. Article content 'Every year the federal government takes Albertans' tax dollars and spends billions to artificially sustain this mandate through government programs, including minority-language education, second-language instruction, and subsidies for official language minority communities,' wrote Stephan. Article content He added that French proficiency requirements tipped the scales toward central Canadians competing for federal judgeships and other plum government jobs. Article content Stephan wrote on his official MLA letterhead in July that it was time for Alberta to cut ties with the monarchy, calling the Crown antithetical to the province's meritocratic culture. Article content 'In Alberta, (w)e believe in earning your place—not inheriting it. Yet under our constitution the Head of State (King Charles III) did not earn that position. He was born into it,' read the statement. Article content 'Alberta doesn't need a king. (It) needs more popular sovereignty, more checks and balances (and) more independence,' wrote Stephan. Article content Stephan skipped the UCP's official caucus swearing-in ceremony after winning re-election in May 2023 but reportedly swore an oath to the King in the fall. Article content Blackett said that Stephan's opinions aren't necessarily those of the party. Article content 'MLAs are entitled to express their views as private members,' wrote Blackett. Article content UCP caucus communications director Shanna Schulhauser also defended Stephan's right to speak for himself. Article content 'We've been letting his columns stand as-is,' wrote Schulhauser in an email. Article content Stephan was appointed the UCP government's parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs in May, reporting to Attorney General Mickey Amery. Article content The party said at the time that Stephan would play a key role in asserting Alberta's constitutional jurisdiction in areas such as resource development, and defending the province's rights from Ottawa.
Toronto Sun
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Federal green subsidy program not expected to come close to reaching goals
The Low Carbon Economy Fund was meant to support projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create green jobs Liberal and Conservative governments have been setting and failing to meet emission reduction targets since 1988. Photo by iStock / GETTY IMAGES Despite twice moving the goalposts, a pricey green subsidy program won't come close to meeting its targets, says an internal report. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The internal Department of Environment report evaluating the Low Carbon Economy Fund — a 2016 government program meant to support projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create green jobs — concluded the program wasn't living up to potential, reports Blacklock's Reporter. 'Higher than expected project delays, cancellations and withdrawals impacted the program's ability to meet established greenhouse gas reduction targets within planned timelines,' reads an excerpt from the report. 'A robust uncertainty analysis could help to ensure that at least some of these challenges are integrated into the analysis used to estimate a project's emission reduction. ' The program was granted a $2 billion budget upon its 2016 launch before it was expanded to $2.2 billion — but delays, cancellations and the continued failure of its projects saw those funds slashed to just $820 million. The program had aimed to cut emissions by 10 million tonnes by 2030, but that goal was lowered to 7 million tonnes and later 3.9 million tonnes. Job creation targets were likewise lowered from 115,200 by 2030, to just 34,500 jobs. Columnists Columnists Canada World Television
