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Vancouver Sun
3 hours ago
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
U.S. federal court rules against Trump's fentanyl and 'Liberation Day' tariffs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled today that U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to impose his sweeping 'Liberation Day' tariffs or his fentanyl-related duties against Canada and Mexico. The decision marks the first major legal pushback to Trump's broad use of tariffs to upend global trade. The three-judge panel says Trump cannot wield tariffs on nearly every country through the use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. Trump hit Canada with economy-wide tariffs in March after he declared an emergency at the northern border related to the flow of fentanyl. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. He took his trade war to the world in April with duties on nearly every nation. Trump walked back the most devastating duties a few hours later but left a 10 per cent universal tariff in place for most countries. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our newsletters here .
West Australian
6 hours ago
- Politics
- West Australian
Australian news and politics live: Sussan Ley says she will ‘make the big calls' after Cabinet reshuffle
Scroll down for all the latest posts. Coalition leader Sussan Ley has been quizzed on her Cabinet reshuffle and the prominence of women in the new front bench team. 'It's a new period of time. It's a new parliamentary term. It's a new team and a new leadership,' Ms Ley told Natalie Barr on Sunrise. 'I'm very proud of the women that are out there now as part of my shadow Ministry. Almost 40 per cent women. I pay my respects to those who have served the past and will continue to play an incredibly important role. 'Because Opposition is not lecturing from the top, it's listening from the bottom. 'Everyone has a role to play wherever they sit in the Parliament it's still an incredible privilege. 'I make this point too, Nat, that as a woman leader, I will make the big calls as Opposition Leader about the things that matter to women.' Liberal leader Sussan Ley has spoken about the difficulties of the last few weeks and her passion to get the Coalition back on track. Speaking to Natalie Barr on Sunrise Ms Ley said it's time to get going. 'I thank Australians for their wonderful thoughts about my mum. But in terms of being the first female leader of an opposition in Australia, I have hit the ground running and am absolutely determined with my to take the fight up to the Labor Party in every corner of this country. 'More importantly to harness the talents of every single one of my team because we've got a big job ahead of us.' The Coalition is back together and the Liberals have named their new look cabinet. Wide regions of Australia are also dealing with catastrophic flooding and increasing issues due to drought. Stay in touch with all the latest breaking news and stories from around the nation right here throughout the day.
Vancouver Sun
8 hours ago
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
Mark Carney pressed on lack of spring budget in first question period as prime minister
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney was pressed on his government's decision to punt the budget until the fall and his promise to make Canada an 'energy superpower' during his first question period on Wednesday. Interim Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer started by welcoming Carney to his first official question period and reminded him 'this is where we provide rigorous scrutiny on every word he says and every dollar he spends on behalf of Canadians.' 'Now, let's talk about those words and dollars,' he said. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Scheer went on to enumerate how he believes Canadians are still suffering from the consequences of Liberal policies — pointing to increased household debt and food bank usage — and asked how a man who promised to act at 'great speed' won't table a budget right away. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said two weeks ago there would be no federal budget in the spring , but a fall economic statement instead. Days later, Carney announced his government would present a budget during the fall session instead. 'If he's the man with the plan and the guy you hire in a crisis, why won't he table a budget before he goes on summer vacation?' Scheer asked. Carney shot back by saying that Scheer was probably 'very busy' and 'did not have a chance to study closely the 100-day plan' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre which made no mention of tabling a budget in that timeframe. 'They must be really afraid to come clean with Canadians if they're going to punt it off into the fall,' retorted Scheer. Scheer went on to question Carney on his 'claim that somehow the Liberals have changed' and said he had 'a chance to prove it to Canadians.' 'If he's serious, will he tell Canadians that pipelines are part of his values by repealing Bill C-69?' Ottawa's impact assessment act, also dubbed the 'no pipelines bill' by its critics, came into force in 2019 and has been a hot-button issue ever since. Carney insisted that his 'new government' would act immediately to grow the economy, support 'nation-building projects' and work with provinces to build them. The Conservative opposition went on to question many of his ministers on pipelines and housing — with a particular focus on rookie ministers Tim Hodgson and Gregor Robertson. The prime minister's office confirmed earlier this week that Carney would not be pursuing his predecessor Justin Trudeau's tradition of answering all questions put to the government by the opposition in the House of Commons every Wednesday. His office said he would only be answering questions in the opening round of questions, as he did on Wednesday. Trudeau started the tradition of the 'prime minister's question period' — a common practice in the United Kingdom — in 2017 to improve accountability within the chamber. It was a way for all parties to take turns questioning directly the prime minister. Despite being a fan of British traditions, Carney promised a 'true cabinet government' with ministers 'expected and empowered to show leadership' on their files. Conservative MP Gérard Deltell said he did not mind Carney breaking tradition with Trudeau on the prime minister's question period and favours substance over form. 'It's not the number of answers that you give, it's the kind of answers that you give that is most important,' Deltell told reporters as he headed to his weekly caucus on Wednesday morning. 'If there are some clear responses, that will be interesting. We will see.' Deltell added that Carney has had some 'difficulties with the truth' — pointing to comments hinting that U.S. President Donald Trump had not raised the '51st state' in their first call. It turns out that Trump did, admitted Carney during the campaign . Liberal MPs said prior to the first question period of the spring session that they were hoping for more decorum and less heckling from the opposition benches. 'Let's hope for some collegiality, let's hope for some demonstration that we are all in this together and we are all working for Canadians,' said Karina Gould, who served as government House leader in the last Parliament. 'I would like to see the Conservatives start with an attempt at cooperation. We certainly had a very rocky end to the last Parliament,' she said. James Maloney, who was recently chosen as the Liberals' caucus chair, said he was 'curious' to see if the tone in the chamber will be different or more of the same. 'I would like to see more respect for Parliament, I'd like to see more respect for the members in the House, and I'd like to see that people have a sense of renewal because we just had an election. We've got a new government,' he said. 'We've got a lot to do and I'd like to see people get out to work.' Poilievre, who was speaking outside of the chamber because he is not an MP, announced before question period his party would support the government's initiative to implement a middle-class tax cut, cut the GST on new homes and scrap the consumer carbon tax. 'As I said a few weeks ago, I'm encouraging the Liberals to steal my ideas, because we have the best ideas,' he said. 'We're here for the right reasons — not for our egos. It's to get things done, to make people's lives better,' he added. Poilievre hinted it is with a little twinge of sorrow that he will be watching his party hold the government accountable, from the sidelines, for the first time in more than two decades. 'I'd love to be in there. It's a great place,' he said. Poilievre said he would 'work hard' to earn the opportunity to sit in the House again. A byelection in a rural Alberta riding is expected to be called as soon as the Conservative MP steps down, which means that the Conservative leader will likely be back in his seat in the fall. National Post calevesque@ Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here . 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Vancouver Sun
10 hours ago
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
Quebec residential construction workers have walked off the job
MONTREAL — Workers in Quebec's residential construction sector are now on strike. The workers walked off the job at midnight after last-minute talks failed to yield a deal. The employer, the Association des professionnels de la construction et de l'habitation du Quebec, said it made a final offer on Tuesday that included an 18 per cent salary hike over four years. Union representatives said they were calling for raises of 22 per cent for workers building five-to-six storey buildings and 24.3 per cent for those working on smaller buildings. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The workers are represented by an alliance of five different construction sector unions. Together they represent about 200,000 workers, but only those involved in residential construction are on strike. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Vancouver Sun
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Indigenous leaders urge Carney to raise LNG at G7 summit
OTTAWA — A group of Indigenous leaders are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to showcase the game-changing potential of Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG) at the upcoming G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis, Alta. '(W)e would ask (you) to have a clear and positive message about the global energy security and emissions reduction role of LNG at the (summit) and in the communique to follow,' reads an open letter to Carney signed by the heads of five pro-development Indigenous organizations, all based in Western Canada. The letter stressed that building out Canada's LNG export capacity will be critical to raising living standards in Indigenous communities. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'For our Nations, (LNG) represents freedom from boil-water advisories and from the energy poverty experienced in many of our communities,' read the letter. Indigenous Resource Network head John Desjarlais, who helped write the letter, says it reflects a growing desire among Indigenous Canadians to be involved with major projects that will shape their future. '(I)ndigenous people are starting to stand up and say we are very interested in advancing reconciliation and self-determination through economic development. And involvement in resource development is one of the greatest drivers of facilitating that self-determination,' said Desjarlais. The letter also said that the mid-June summit will give Carney a 'crucial' opportunity to reverse predecessor Justin Trudeau's pessimistic tone on Canadian LNG exports. '(W)e look to you to strike a balance with your peers that better integrates shared goals around energy security, economic growth and environmental protection,' reads the letter. Trudeau was widely criticized in 2022 when he said there wasn't a 'business case' for shipping Canadian LNG to Western Europe, despite the urging from fellow G7 leader Olaf Scholz that Canada play a 'major role' in Germany's efforts to break its dependence on Russian natural gas. Canada failed to substantially grow its LNG exports under Trudeau, while exports took off in peer nations like Australia and the United States. A recent study by the Fraser Institute found that doubling Canadian LNG production and exporting to Asia could reduce global carbon emissions by up to 630 million tonnes, equivalent to 89 per cent of Canada's total emissions. Desjarlais said that the Trudeau government's 'paternalism' toward Indigenous Canadians was a major stumbling block stopping it from building effective resource partnerships with Indigenous groups. 'The spirit and intent was there, but there was also a sort of risk aversion when it came to trusting that Indigenous people can effectively co-develop resources,' said Desjarlais. Karen Restoule, the director of Indigenous affairs at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says she applauds the letter's authors for forcing the issue. 'At a time when Canada has been, for the last decade, led by a leader and party who have (played) ideological games with little to no recognition as to what the economic impacts would be on the country… I am incredibly grateful to (this group) for taking the initiative to restore Canada's economic footing, for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians alike,' said Restoule. 'This is what leadership looks like.' Carney said in an interview this week that 'virtually every' major resource project he pursues will have 'an Indigenous component.' National Post rmohamed@ Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
