Public Sector
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Ontario declares provincial food terminal protected employment zone
Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman announced in July that the terminal would remain in its current location
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Leaders’ debate: Trudeau defends efforts to save SNC Lavalin jobs. He’s right. [INSIGHT]
Trudeau’s position – reduce “the negative consequences of the wrongdoing” for innocent people who didn’t engage in any wrongdoing
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Canadian born James Peebles wins Nobel prize in physics this year
Peebles shares the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star”
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Hong Kong stock exchange drops bid to buy London exchange
The London exchange cited concerns including the Hong Kong exchange’s ties to the government of the Chinese territory
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China criticizes U.S. tech curbs but trade talks going ahead
China’s foreign ministry criticized the curbs on sales of U.S. technology to the Chinese companies as interference in China’s affairs. Talks set for Thursday will going ahead
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GM restarts Ingersoll plant as scheduled despite ongoing U.S. strike [UPDATED]
Stockpiled parts have kept the Ingersoll plant operational. Last week’s shut down was according to schedule
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Company making Costco pyjamas flagged for forced labour
U.S. Customs and Border Protection slapped detention orders on goods imported from five countries until it investigates claims of wrongdoing
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White House to fight impeachment by stalling and attacking
As lawmakers seek to amass ammunition to be used in an impeachment trial, the White House increasingly believes all-out warfare is its best course of action
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U.S. Fed’s odd dilemma: Low unemployment but pressure to do more
Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, faces pressure to keep cutting rates to sustain the U.S. economic expansion
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U.S. seeks to blacklist Chinese artificial intelligence firms
The blacklist effectively bars U.S. firms from selling technology to the Chinese companies without government approval
