AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUSMCA/CUSMA Shock: The U.S. won’t renew the Canada–Mexico trade pact “in its current form,” triggering a 10-year stretch of annual reviews while the deal stays in force and talks head to a July 20 Mexico round focused on rules of origin and “economic security.” Federal-Provincial Energy Rift (Pipeline): Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to detail a West Coast oil pipeline proposal after a Canada Day weather delay, with analysts saying the timing is meant to repair Ottawa–Alberta relations and frame the project as a unity issue. Foreign Policy/Indo-Pacific: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrives in Vancouver for a July 1–4 visit, aiming to deepen trade, labour, energy, tourism, and defence/maritime cooperation with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Space/Industry Push: Minister Mélanie Joly is set to announce Strategic Response Fund support for ADF Group in Quebec. Climate/Carbon Markets: California, Quebec and Washington move toward linking carbon-trading systems, a shift that could affect costs and clean-energy funding. Canada Day Politics & Unity: Storms disrupted Carney’s Edmonton Canada Day plans, while separatism and unity messaging stayed front and centre. Trade/Workforce Training: New Brunswick gets $483K for forestry training tied to tariff-response efforts.
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