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March 12, 2025
Ottawa and Ontario send mixed messages on Canada reopening talks early on free trade deal with U.S.
Accelerating next year’s review of the Canada-U.S-Mexico (CUSMA aka USMCA) free trade agreement is not under discussion with U.S. trade officials, according to several federal Cabinet ministers, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to “start a conversation” tomorrow “toward a free trade deal that’s fair for both countries.”
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March 11, 2025
Ontario reverses 25 per cent electricity surcharge following call with U.S. commerce secretary
A day after announcing a 25 per cent surcharge on Ontario electricity exports to the United States, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced the province is suspending the added fee following a discussion with U.S secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick.
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March 11, 2025
Privilege not breached when lawyer disclosed confidential email
Solicitor-client privilege in Canada is a fundamental right that belongs to a lawyer’s client. In most circumstances, only the client can waive privilege. A lawyer may face sanctions by a court or their provincial law society if they disclose a client’s privileged information without their authorization.
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March 10, 2025
Ontario applies 25 per cent surcharge on electricity going to U.S. to combat tariffs
In response to U.S. tariffs, the Ontario government has applied a 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity exports to the United States effective March 10, saying the move will impact 1.5 million homes and businesses in the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota, costing them an extra $400,000 a day in total.
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March 10, 2025
Trade tribunal launches inquiry into alleged dumping of U.S. renewable diesel fuel
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Calgary-based renewable diesel company Tidewater Renewables Ltd., saying it has “suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of renewable diesel” from the United States.
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March 07, 2025
Canada announces further sanctions against Myanmar military officials
The federal government has announced sanctions against 13 Myanmar senior government officials and three entities, which include the country’s Ministry of Defence and armed forces, for “gross and systematic human rights violations.”
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March 07, 2025
Ottawa unveils $6.5B package to support workers and businesses hit by U.S. tariffs
The federal government has announced a $6.5 billion package to mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs on Canadian businesses and workers.
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March 06, 2025
Ottawa targets Sudanese military leaders with sanctions over violence against civilians
Canada has imposed asset freezes and immigration bans on the leaders of the two opposing militaries in Sudan, in addition to sanctioning five other Sudanese individuals and three entities associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) or the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “linked to the continued violence against civilians in Sudan.”
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March 06, 2025
Embattled Ontario law society CEO ‘no longer employed’ with regulator amid pay hike fallout
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) CEO Diana Miles is “no longer employed” with the regulator after a controversy regarding her salary came to light.
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March 05, 2025
Business, labour have diverse asks in evolving trade war as legal attacks on new U.S. tariffs loom
Ottawa and provincial governments are working on their next moves in the fast-evolving trade war launched by the new U.S. administration, but business and industry groups are wasting no time in pushing for government aid and non-tariff retaliatory measures in the wake of President Donald Trump’s imposition of hefty tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States.