Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne presented the "Masters of our Destiny" plan to parliament to shield the country from ongoing trade disputes. The spending package allocates vital funds to critical mineral mining and energy production infrastructure while supporting auto and steel workers hit by U.S. tariffs. Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada recently implemented its first interest rate hike in three years to fight inflation fueled by energy spikes during the Iran war. Carney's Liberal government possesses a parliamentary majority, ensuring the measures will survive the required confidence vote.
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Canadian leadership believes cross-border trade ties have fundamentally shifted and that…: Canadian leadership believes cross-border trade ties have fundamentally shifted and that pre-tariff conditions will never be restored.
The government is prioritizing trade diversification and domestic resilience despite the…: The government is prioritizing trade diversification and domestic resilience despite the Democrats winning control of the U.S. Congress.
The Liberal majority in parliament guarantees the passage of the federal budget during th…: The Liberal majority in parliament guarantees the passage of the federal budget during the mandatory confidence vote.
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OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's government presents a budget on Thursday (Nov 5) designed to reduce reliance on the United States, which remains Ottawa's priority despite US President Donald Trump's midterm election rebuke.
Carney has argued that relations between Canada and the United States have been permanently altered and that pre-Trump tariff-free trade will not return.
Carney says Canada needs to urgently diversify its alliances and has named Thursday's budget - his second since taking office last year - "Masters of our Destiny."
He told reporters on Thursday that political developments in the United States are "important" and that bilateral relations will "evolve," but his priority remained more "independence."
"We're focused here, we're focused on the same issues as we were at the start of the week," before the midterms, he said.
Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, who will present the budget to parliament, said Wednesday that "no matter what happens south of the border, no matter what happens in the world, we will be more resilient, we will be stronger, we will be more independent."
Escalating maritime attacks in regional waterways have turned deadly following an explosion aboard an empty commercial tanker bound for Bahrain. Multiple other vessels have concurrently caught fire due to naval mines in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz. These developments heighten threats to global energy corridors as Iranian forces actively monitor and confront shipping traffic in the passage.
Conflicting accounts surround a Friday assault on the al-Hadara market in al-Waziiya district, leaving dozens of civilians dead or wounded amid intense fighting along Yemen's western Red Sea coastline. The carnage coincides with a wider government offensive to reclaim territory across Taiz governorate, where urban residents endure a crippling blockade. The escalating confrontations threaten already precarious civilian survival and vital regional shipping corridors.
Incoming progressive lawmakers and grassroots groups are challenging the veteran Democratic leader primarily over foreign policy differences regarding unconditional military aid to Israel. However, the lack of an established challenger within the upper chamber leaves the 75-year-old senator well-positioned to maintain control of the caucus.