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Transport committee votes to study BC Ferries’ Chinese ship contract
"Outsourcing Canadian jobs is always wrong, and it's even worse when we have these unjustified steel and aluminium tariffs," ...
Saanich News12m
Elbows out? Ottawa set to review BC Ferries Chinese shipbuilding contract
The motion to study the issue was brought by Dan Albas, the Conservative MP for Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna and passed ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2h
Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers: think tank
The federal government and Canada's premiers are greatly overselling the benefits of breaking down internal trade barriers, ...
The Canadian Press on MSN4h
Transport committee will study BC Ferries' receiving $1B loan for Chinese ships
The House of Commons transport committee agreed on Monday to launch a study into the $1 billion loan BC Ferries received from ...
Trains23h
Canada’s transport minister marks 12th anniversary of Lac-Mégantic disaster
Canada’s Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Chrystia Freeland, issued a statement today to mark the 12th anniversary ...
The Hill Times1h
House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships
BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada ...
iPolitics1h
Ontario and Alberta ink MOU to explore new pipelines, rail networks
The deal puts pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose government has promised to make Canada “an energy superpower” but has faced criticism from provinces and industry groups over regulatory ...
Kelowna Capital News8m
Okanagan MP sparks federal review of BC Ferries Chinese shipbuilding contract
The House of Commons transport committee voted on Monday (July 7) to take a look at the decision by BC Ferries to build four ...