Food & Beverage
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Former PM Stephen Harper breaks silence on NAFTA, and it’s not pretty
The former Conservative leader, who’s an ardent free trader, said powerful anti-trade forces that extend beyond Trump’s presidency are at play in American society and aren’t going away any time soon
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Mars Canada completes $77M plant expansion at Bolton, Ont. food plant
The project added 50,000 sq. ft. of floor space at the facility northwest of Toronto and created 37 new jobs
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Metro to cut 280 jobs in modernization of Ontario distribution network
The Canadian grocer is investing $400 million to overhaul its Ontario logistics. It plans to bring in new automated systems in the wake of the province’s planned $15 minimum wage hike
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Marijuana grower Canopy plans big B.C. expansion in lead up to legalization
The company says it will develop three million sq. ft. of greenhouse space, more than doubling Canada’s biggest marijuana producer’s production footprint
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How the coffee industry is about to get roasted by climate change
After oil, coffee is the world’s most-traded commodity, but warmer temperatures could have a profound impact on both the quality of your cup of joe and on those who grow it
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Federal ‘supercluster’ program narrowed down to nine candidates
Justin Trudeau puts a lot of stock in Canada’s ability to innovate, something his supercluster research program will depend on. Five of these initiatives will be selected to receive a portion of the initial $950 millions investment. Here is a look at shortlist
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The art of not getting a deal; it’s becoming clear that U.S. demands are intended to seal NAFTA’s demise
A trade expert involved in the first NAFTA negotiation said the U.S. behaviour in the current NAFTA talks is a vivid and unprecedented example of how not to negotiate. He called it a tactic designed to ensure failure
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U.S. NAFTA pullout could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, U.S. Chamber warns
In an unusually blunt series of comments from the largest American business group, an official said the U.S. withdrawing from the trade deal would create a “political and economic debacle”
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Craft beer brewers’ success hinges on economies of scope, not scale
Canadian-owned players can simply never match the reach and cheap retail prices of international brewing companies, but can find success by catering to a niche
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Canadians more pessimistic about their financial future: Poll
In a recent survey, the number of Canadians who self-identify as “middle class” sits at 43 per cent, the lowest recorded since 2002 when about 70 per cent of Canadians defined themselves in those terms