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.

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.

Majority of Albertans in favour of staying in Canada and few intend to change their vote: Leger poll

Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-08-31 21:26:58.0
Tags: [Alberta, Governance, Trade, Economy]

An August 2026 Leger poll conducted among 1,001 adult Albertans reveals that 65 per cent intend to vote for Alberta to remain in Canada, while 23 per cent support holding a binding referendum on separation ahead of the upcoming Oct. 19 provincial referendum. The survey indicates high engagement, with 72 per cent reporting a high likelihood of voting and 75 per cent closely following the independence discussions. Additionally, 62 per cent of respondents expressed concern regarding potential American interference and influence in the provincial discussions amid ongoing trade tensions.

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.