Byelection wins a ‘clear message’ of support for trade stance, Carney says

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Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-09-01 15:36:16.0
Tags: [National, Trade, Economy, Governance]

Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party swept three federal byelections in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord (Quebec), Beaches-East York (Ontario), and North Vancouver-Capilano (British Columbia), which Carney cited as a clear mandate of public support for the federal government's stance in the ongoing trade conflict with the United States. The trade dispute escalated following the collapse of trade negotiations with Donald Trump's administration, leading Ottawa to implement dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on $28 billion in American goods. An Ipsos poll cited in the coverage indicated that 63 per cent of Canadians support standing firm in negotiations despite potential economic costs, and 73 per cent back the counter-tariff measures.

Liberals win B.C. riding of North-Vancouver Capilano in federal byelection

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Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-09-01 05:27:38.0
Tags: [National, British Columbia, Governance, Trade, Economy]

Braeden Caley, former deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney, won the federal byelection in the British Columbia riding of North Vancouver-Capilano, securing the seat for the Liberal Party. The byelection follows the resignation of former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson in June to serve as Canada's ambassador to the European Union. Concurrently, the Liberal Party clinched two other federal byelections held on the same day in the Toronto riding of Beaches-East York and the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord. The electoral victories coincide with federal political messaging centered on opposing unjust United States tariffs, boosting domestic industries, and advancing infrastructure and conservation projects in British Columbia.

Liberals sweep all three federal byelections

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Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-09-01 02:04:37.0
Tags: [National, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Governance, Trade]

Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party swept all three federal byelections held on Monday, winning the ridings of Beaches-East York in Toronto, North Vancouver-Capilano, and capturing Chicoutimi-Le Fjord from the Conservative Party, which finished a distant third in that Quebec riding. The electoral victories coincide with a tense international trade climate following Prime Minister Carney's decision on August 21 to halt trade negotiations with the United States over unresolved sectoral tariffs. Both nations have since pledged retaliatory tariffs, involving heightened trade tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and Canadian officials including Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

Carney names Dominic Barton as chair of Invest in Canada, replaces CEO

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-08-31 22:37:00.0
Tags: [National, Economy, Trade, Industry, Governance]

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government overhauled the leadership of the federal foreign investment agency Invest in Canada, appointing former ambassador Dominic Barton as chair of the board of directors and Gurinder Grewal as chief executive officer. Grewal replaces outgoing CEO Laurel Broten, who submitted her resignation effective September 1, nearly four years into a five-year term with no public explanation provided. The leadership restructuring occurs two weeks before Carney's inaugural investment summit in Toronto, where federal officials and major domestic funds like the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Public Sector Pension Investment Board aim to pitch international investors on Canadian economic projects.

Canada hosts U.S., Chinese military leaders at Indo-Pacific defence forum

Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-08-31 20:29:31.0
Tags: [National, Trade, Defence, Governance]

Canada is hosting the 32-nation Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence conference in Victoria, British Columbia, co-chaired by Canadian Chief of Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command leader Admiral Samuel Paparo, with attendees including military leaders from the United States and China. The gathering takes place amid significant trade and diplomatic strains following the collapse of trade negotiations between Prime Minister Mark Carney's administration and the Trump administration, which led Ottawa to implement 50 per cent retaliatory counter-tariffs matching American levies on $28 billion worth of U.S. goods. Polling exclusively for Global News indicates strong public backing for Prime Minister Mark Carney's trade stance, with 63 per cent of Canadians supporting the decision to walk away from talks and 73 per cent supporting the dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs.

Voting begins for byelections as Trump trade war looms over Canadians

Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-08-31 13:31:13.0
Tags: [National, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Trade, Governance]

Voting is underway in three federal byelections across the ridings of Beaches-East York in Ontario, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia, which will determine if Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government maintains its slim majority in the House of Commons. According to preliminary figures from Elections Canada, 39,500 Canadians participated in advance polls held from August 21 to August 24. The election takes place amid heightened cross-border economic tensions and trade negotiations involving U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs against Canada.

What went wrong with U.S. trade talks, according to Canada's chief negotiator

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-08-28 21:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Trade, Economy, Industry, Culture, Governance]

Canada's chief U.S. trade negotiator Janice Charette disputed claims made by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer regarding the collapse of bilateral trade talks. Charette maintained that Canada consistently raised concerns regarding medium- and heavy-duty trucks—such as Ford's F-series pickups and General Motors' Silverado—throughout the week rather than introducing them as a last-minute tactic to kill the deal. Furthermore, Charette confirmed that U.S. negotiators repeatedly pushed to remove Canadian French-language discoverability rules on streaming platforms like Netflix and sought to restrict Canada's sovereignty in establishing future free trade agreements with third-party nations. In response to the breakdown in negotiations and U.S. President Donald Trump's implementation of 50 per cent tariffs, the federal government announced retaliatory tariffs matching $27.6 billion on comparable U.S. goods and rolled out a $7.5 billion support package for affected Canadian workers and businesses.

Minister’s statement about Committee on Internal Trade meeting

Source: British Columbia - Government News
Date: 2026-08-28 15:38:00.0
Tags: [British Columbia, National, Trade, Labour, Economy, Governance]

Federal, provincial, and territorial trade ministers met on August 27, 2026, to ratify amendments to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement establishing a 30-day service standard for labour mobility applications. Ministers committed to signing an agreement by the end of 2026 for the free trade of services and accelerated work on model mutual-recognition legislation by fall 2026. British Columbia previously advanced this domestic trade agenda by passing the Trade Recognition Act (Bill 5) in February 2026, signing a direct-to-consumer alcohol sales agreement targeting implementation by February 2027, and collaborating on the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement on the Sale of Goods in November 2025.

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-08-27 17:35:10.0
Tags: [National, Ontario, Trade, Economy, Governance]

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amidst escalating trade tensions and failed trade negotiations between Canada and the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney and provincial leaders rejected the move, stating the lake will remain Lake Ontario while the federal government prepares retaliatory measures set to take effect on September 8, 2026. The body of water's name is more than 400 years old, derived from the Huron Indigenous word "oniatarí:io," and predates both Canada and the United States.

Conservatives want the Liberals to release the rejected U.S. trade deal. Should they?

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-08-27 15:10:27.0
Tags: [National, Trade, Economy, Finance, Governance]

Following the collapse of trade negotiations that led the United States to impose 50 per cent tariffs on hundreds of Canadian imports, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet called on Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government to release the rejected draft text of the trade agreement. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne defended the government's approach by noting that key details had been publicly reported and that the negotiations were extensively advertised. Meanwhile, trade and policy experts offered contrasting views, with Lawrence Herman of the C.D. Howe Institute arguing that releasing the text would compromise future negotiation positions, while Carlo Dade of the University of Calgary contended that transparency is necessary to preserve national unity against potential U.S. divide-and-conquer tactics under Section 338 of the U.S. Tariff Act.