AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoU.S.-Canada trade shock: Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is intensifying talks with Washington and is ready to respond if Trump’s planned 50% tariffs on Canadian goods take effect Aug. 19, with “everything on the table” but no pre-emptive retaliation. Energy diplomacy: Ukraine is proposing a 30-year “energy security bridge” with Canada, including Canadian LNG supply and a possible C$650M grant to help buy winter gas. Trade deal momentum: Canada and the UAE have concluded CEPA negotiations, aiming to cut tariffs and boost market access across clean energy, LNG, ports, mines, data centres and critical minerals. SAF push: Air Canada and Airbus plan a jointly funded C$13.7M platform to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada, plus a five-year demand agreement. Pipeline politics (U.S.): A U.S. House bill would fast-track federal approval for “national security” interstate oil and gas pipelines, limiting state permitting power. Wildfire spillover: Trump again blamed Canada for U.S. wildfire smoke, threatening tariffs tied to air quality. Regional power planning: Canada’s premiers discussed speeding up grid projects and labour mobility amid tariff tensions.
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