Procurement
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Trump’s ‘break it now, fix it later’ tactic creating chaos at NAFTA talks
Officials from other countries say the “sheepish” body language of U.S. negotiators, who have tabled demands beyond the realm of what’s palatable to the other parties, speaks volumes as to how they perceive Trump’s chaos-inducing tactics
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U.S. drops bombshell ‘sunset clause’ in NAFTA talks, and vows more
America’s so-called NAFTA partners are baffled by the new demands and are trying to figure if this hardline approach signals a U.S desire to poison the talks, let them collapse and simply do away with NAFTA
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Delta Air Lines says CSeries delivery may be delayed, won’t be cancelled
“We intend to take the aircraft,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian in a conference call with analysts, adding he thinks Delta will get the planes without having to pay the 300 per cent in duties
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Capital investment in Canada’s auto sector well below pre-recession levels: report
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says investment has been almost cut in half, noting “Canada’s loss of investment market share to Mexico and the southern U.S. over this period has been well documented”
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The sun is setting on Nova Scotia’s Sable Energy project
Work to shut down the facility is slated to start early next year and run for two years before all 22 wells are plugged and abandoned.
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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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B.C. bus maker Grande West wins $40M order from U.S. distributor
The company plans to begin delivering the buses to Atlanta-based Alliance Bus Group this December
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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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Across the political spectrum, Americans really like trading with Canada
A new report shows an overwhelmingly positive view of the commercial relationship with Canada, and that the opinion is a rare matter of partisan consensus
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Two-speed core drill offers efficient way to drill, tap and twist
The new JMU tools top the class with their compact design and versatility