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CBC
25-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Quebecers and Vermonters talk cross-border tensions on joint radio show
CBC Quebec's Radio Noon and Vermont Public's Vermont Edition joined forces for a conversation ahead of the Canadian election. Callers weighed in on what they'd like to say to their neighbours.
CBC
18-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
It's that time again: Choose Manitoba's worst roads
Manitoba drivers will once again get to sound off on the province's worst streets, avenues and highways as part of CAA Manitoba's Worst Roads campaign. Ewald Friesen, the manager of government and community relations for CAA Manitoba, spoke with Radio Noon host Marjorie Dowhos
CBC
05-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Winnipeg importer says food prices will rise as U.S. tariffs cause trouble for farmers, consumers
A Winnipeg food importer and distributor says the cost of food brought in from every part of the world will go up for Canadian consumers and businesses in the wake of U.S. Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariffs. "When the Canadian dollar suffers, as it's going to, price of everything that we import in Canada, will become that much more expensive, from all over the world. And Canadians will pay for that in spades," said Tom De Nardi, president of Mondo Foods. De Nardi says U.S. products account for around 10 per cent of what his business imports overall, and most produce he brings in comes from California. "I'm devastated like all Canadians. Yeah, hurt, angry, all of those emotions," said De Nardi. Keystone Agricultural Producers, a major agricultural group, says the U.S. tariffs will harm farmers and consumers on both sides of the border. It said Manitoba's agri-food exports were $9.28 billion last year, with 46 per cent going to the U.S. "These tariffs will not only add costs and threaten Manitoba farmers' ability to operate but will impact the livelihoods and purchasing power of countless individuals and businesses on both sides of the border, resulting in increased food costs for U.S. consumers," the group's general manager, Colin Hornby, said in a news release. "It's hard to believe that, you know, the Trump administration has only been in place for 43 or 44 days, it feels like an eternity," Hornby told CBC Radio's Radio Noon on Thursday. In response to Trump's tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's vowed retaliatory tariffs would be levied on $30 billion in U.S. products until U.S. trade action is withdrawn. Some U.S. products affected include dairy products, tomatoes, citrus fruit and melons, according to a federal website. De Nardi says Canada's retaliatory tariffs won't help Canadian shoppers at the checkout. "All you're doing here is putting more costs on the Canadian consumer at a time where they already are busting at the seams for food costs," said De Nardi. "That will have a dramatic effect on end user pricing for the consumer that's already stressed currently in their whole financial picture." Fletcher Baragar, a professor of economics at the University of Manitoba, says slapping the U.S. with tariffs on selected goods will impact the American economy in the short run but only in "bits and pieces." "It's going to take a bit of time for the full effect of that to sort of percolate through in terms of living standards, perhaps business profitability, perhaps employment, and to get the political message sort of through to decision-makers in Washington," said Baragar. "And so I think it's important that we make that reaction and that we stick with it because I think eventually the economic effects will have an influence." When it comes to distribution lines and other markets, Bargar says it will be a challenge for businesses to find alternatives to historical trade lines that existed even before free trade agreements signed in 1992 between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. "That whole model is very much up in the air… suddenly that model just doesn't seem to be applicable, at least at the moment," said Barager. 'U.S. customers simply going to go away?' The uncertainty is being felt by members of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce. "Some of the companies that I've talked to do 70 to 80 per cent of their business south of the border," chamber president Chuck Davidson said. "How big of an impact is that going to be? Are those U.S. customers simply going to go away?" One Winnipeg-based craft brewery said it would like to see the province act to remove interprovincial trade barriers. The Nova Scotia government recently introduced a bill aimed at reducing interprovincial trade barriers. Provisions in the bill would only be extended to provinces or territories that adopt similar legislation. Kevin Selch, founder of Little Brown Jug Brewing Co., said he is "perplexed" on why more premiers haven't moved forward with similar legislation.
CBC
01-03-2025
- General
- CBC
Ramadan a time to give back, Manitoba Muslims say as holy month begins
A Winnipeg woman says while Muslims will be fasting for the next 30 days to mark Ramadan, the holy month isn't only about abstaining from eating and drinking — it's also about bonding with others through prayer and being mindful of those experiencing oppression or suffering. "As the years have gone by, it's become more spiritual, more about self-improvement and how I can help improve maybe a lot of the community around me," Tasneem Valli told host Marcy Markusa in a Friday interview with CBC's Information Radio. Fasting is a sincere act of worship during Ramadan — the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar — and one of the five pillars, or fundamental practices, of Islam, Valli said. During Ramadan, which began this year on Saturday, many Muslims observe a fast from dawn until dusk. The festival of Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month and the fasting period. Muslims, excluding young children and people who are sick, elderly or pregnant, get up before dawn to eat suhur, an early morning meal, followed by iftar, an evening meal to break the fast after sunset. People typically eat iftar together as a way to bond with each other — a ritual that makes Ramadan "profoundly more meaningful" each year, Valli said. She said she usually breaks her daily fasts by eating dates, which are rich in fibre and provide an energy boost. This year, she said she'll reflect on how food insecurity affects people in Manitoba and across the world, while looking for ways to show her support and also speaking out against social injustice. The president of the Brandon Islamic Centre said Muslims in Manitoba's second-largest city are also focusing on ways to give back during Ramadan. "[We] do fasting for the reason that we can learn to value what we have and be grateful for all the blessings we have been given, and … to feel empathy for the people who have less than us," said Amir Farooq. He expected more than 100 people to attend the centre on Friday evening for Taraweeh, special prayers performed during Ramadan which involve the recitation of parts of the Qur'an, he told Radio Noon host Marjorie Dowhos in a Thursday interview. The Muslim community has grown in Brandon and its surrounding area in recent years, said Farooq, which he attributes to the outreach and supportive environment at the centre.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Manitoba has approved $9.7M in electric vehicle rebates since provincial program launched
Manitoba has already paid out almost $10 million in rebates for people buying or leasing electric vehicles, under a program the province launched just last summer. The province says it's approved 2,529 claims since the program began in July 2024, totalling just under $9.69 million. The program officially began on July 2, 2024, but was made retroactive for anyone who purchased an EV in Manitoba since Aug. 1, 2023. The program is set to end in March 2026, or when the total $25 million set aside for it runs out. Environment Minister Mike Moyes said on Tuesday he expects the demand to stay high, but that he isn't concerned. "We're really happy … that Manitobans are making that switch, because the sooner that they make the switch, the sooner that we're going to see reductions in the carbon footprint," the minister said. "This is a good news story." Under the provincial program, any Manitoba resident who buys or leases an electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with a manufacturer's suggested list price below $70,000 in the province can apply for a rebate of up to $4,000. For a used electric vehicle, the rebate is up to $2,500. More than two-thirds of the claims approved in Manitoba — 1,947 — were for the purchase of new vehicles, which are eligible for the full rebate. A federal government rebate that offered Canadians $5,000 toward an EV purchase was abruptly put on pause earlier this month, with the federal government saying funds were running out due to surge in interest. James Hart, president of the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association, said that's led to another rush, with some manufacturers deciding to match the federal rebate temporarily. "We've had a lot of people asking a lot more questions about them," he said in an interview on CBC's Radio Noon. "It's hard to say how many have gone through with the purchase because of incentives, because it's usually incentives piled on top of other stuff, and especially right now … with the federal incentive going away." Moyes said the provincial government will continue to assess the program as it goes.
