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‘Significant headwinds’ ahead for Canada, even as Ottawa touts investment gains

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 23:43

Shipping containers are moved by trucks at the DP World Fairview Container Terminal at port, in Prince Rupert, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A new economic outlook expects non-residential business investment to grow 3.5 per cent in 2027, more than double the 1.6 per cent projected this year, while export growth slows to just 0.3 per cent. 
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Reconciliation means sharing in Canada’s future

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 23:00

Canada stands at a crossroads — poised to seize control of its destiny and become a global energy superpower. This should also be the moment when this country finally turns the page on the harsh legacy of colonialism and opens a new chapter in which all the peoples of Canada, especially its First Peoples, will have an equal share in its bounty.
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Poilievre says Carney shouldn’t take credit for LNG Canada expansion as Liberals hail ‘huge win’

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 22:58

The joint venture participants, Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corp. and KOGAS, have spent months working through their own internal approvals for Phase 2.
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Carney suggests immigration increase is on the horizon in New York Times interview

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 22:42

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks to Canadian business leaders at the Canada Investment Summit welcome reception, in Toronto, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker

Carney made the remark in a recent interview with the New York Times, just over a month before the government is required by law to release its immigration levels plan for the next three years.
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Watchdog finds problems with spy service’s use of legal authority to commit offences

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 22:29

CSIS director Daniel Rogers delivers a speech in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service may not have complied with the law when using special powers to gather information, a review by the national spy watchdog has found.
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Regulator approves Trans Mountain tolls as company eyes new West Coast pipeline

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 21:54

A commission of the regulator found the agreed-to tolls were "just and reasonable." 
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West Coast pipeline set for national interest designation Thursday, sources say

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 21:28

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast in Calgary on Thursday, July 02, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

The announcement would also come weeks before Albertans vote in a referendum that could start the process of separating from Canada.
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Canada falls far behind U.S. on living standards and other key economic indicators

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:17

Trucks stop near the Peace Bridge US-Canada border crossing, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Fractious Canada-U.S. trade relations remain headline news. But what should concern Canadians as much, if not more, is that we’ve fallen further behind our American counterparts on economic results than where we were a quarter century ago.
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Pierre Poilievre: Canada-U.S. trade, affordability & the Building Canada Strong Act

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:10

In this exclusive conversation, Leader of the Official Opposition and Conservative Party of Canada Pierre Poilievre sits down with iPolitics Editor-in-Chief Marco Vigliotti to discuss his priorities for the current sitting of Parliament.
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Trump’s import bans on Canadian liquor, whey, motorcycles take effect

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 16:54

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking Air Force One at Reading Regional Airport

The trade restrictions could prove devastating for the affected industries but are unlikely to significantly undermine Canada's overall economic growth in the near term.
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Carney’s moves on labour and environment could create an opening for the opposition

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 14:16

Climate-March 20250920 A demonstrator chants during a “Draw the Line” climate change protest in Ottawa on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

The NDP has deep ties to Canada's labour movement, while the Conservatives have been making political inroads among union members for years. Members of both parties say they plan to go to bat for union members as C-39 makes its way through the House of Commons.
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Carney hits the West Coast circuit to ‘highlight’ LNG expansion, unveil new ocean protections

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 13:01

Prime Minister Mark Carney walks to meet workers after giving a statement during a tour of Global Container Terminals' Deltaport facility, at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C., on Thursday, July 30, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.
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To win the defence procurement race, Canada better start running

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 05:27

Prime Minister Mark Carney steps down from a Canadian Pacific locomotive at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, as he arrives with Minister of National Defence David McGuinty to make an announcement on the Canada Strong Fund, Canada's first sovereign wealth fund in Ottawa on Monday, April 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Velocity must become a Canadian military capability. Canada proved we could do that by producing hundreds of Lancaster Mk. X’s at unprecedented speed. We must do it again, before someone else moves faster.
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LNG Canada to give final go-ahead to expansion that would double output, sources say

iPolitics News - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 00:11

The joint venture participants, Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corp. and KOGAS, have spent months working through their own internal approvals for Phase 2.
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