Category Archives: Manufacturing
Dawn of Biden era offers new opportunities, old challenges for Canada-U.S. relations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If Donald Trump has anything in common with Canada, it might be this: a shared craving for the attention of the American people that at times can border on the pathological. Both could go through withdrawal symptoms in
Canadian submarine docked extra year due to leak found following errant test
OTTAWA — One of the Royal Canadian Navy's four beleaguered submarines will remain docked for repairs an extra year after a leak was discovered in a ballast tank that was not properly drained. The leak on HMCS Corner Brook is the
McInnis Cement plant in Quebec part of joint venture controlled by Brazilian company
MONTREAL — The Caisse de depot et placement is ceding control of Quebec's McInnis Cement plant to a Brazilian conglomerate after provincial taxpayers lost several hundred million dollars on the project. The Gaspe plant will be part of joint venture com...
Two supply ships alone not enough to ensure navy can resupply fleets: documents
OTTAWA — Newly released documents show the navy will need help resupplying its fleets at sea even after two multibillion-dollar support vessels are built. The documents obtained by The Canadian Press show that the navy plans to rely on Chantier Davie's...
Canada’s labour unions could play big role in efforts to avert ‘Buy American’ rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada's largest private-sector unions could be among those with their hands on the helm next year when the time comes to navigate the shoals of Joe Biden's proposed Buy American rules. The president-elect, a self-proclaimed "blue-c...
Navy could get converted Davie supply ships at fraction of price of building new: PBO
Ottawa could buy two converted civilian vessels from a Quebec shipyard to serve as support ships for the Royal Canadian Navy for a fraction of the cost of building brand new ones, according to Parliament’s budget watchdog. In a new report
‘No government contracts’ for companies that don’t manufacture in U.S., Biden vows
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that he's the president-elect, Joe Biden is doubling down on his promise that economic recovery efforts in the United States will remain a made-in-America endeavour. Biden, who was vice-president when Canada last confronted...
Thanks to USMCA, working-class Americans will be integral to future U.S. trade policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the lasting legacies of Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency will be to give working-class Americans more of a say in U.S. trade policy, experts say — and that could pose a challenge for Canada in the
Federal government still working on investments in Fiat Chrysler, General Motors
OTTAWA — Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains says that the federal government is in the process of finalizing funding commitments to General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, after announcing a $295 million investment in Ford earlier thi...
EU puts tariffs on US but hopes for change with Biden
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Monday it would impose tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal aid for plane maker Boeing - but expressed hope that trade ties would improve once President