AGP Executive Report
Last update: 27 minutes agoTrade and Investment: Canada’s largest trade mission to India in 30 years secured about $300 million in commercial partnerships, as Ottawa aims to conclude a trade pact by year-end. India also approved Canadian investor Fairfax’s purchase of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank for 52,878 crore rupees. Energy: Ottawa is committing $100 million to advance Nova Scotia’s proposed Wind West offshore project, which could eventually generate five gigawatts of power. Industry: Stelco’s possible cuts of up to 500 jobs remain under discussion; Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says she is open to further talks as U.S. tariffs pressure the steelmaker. Food and Agriculture: The federal government is putting $50 million into food-sector innovation, helping processors adopt automation and other technologies, while new grain silos at Quebec’s port aim to boost export capacity. U.S. Tensions: Donald Trump again called Canada’s statehood the “only way it works,” as a new 35% U.S. tariff on Canadian softwood lumber threatens businesses and cross-border trade.
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