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Election call coming Sunday according to CBC: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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In first Question Period since December, PC leader Glen Savoie opts against criticizing $549 million Liberal budget deficit revealed yesterday, and instead accuses Premier Holt of inaction on U.S. tariffs.

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🚨🚨🚨 Holt Liberal government's first budget projects $549 million deficit in fiscal 2024-25 + deficits in each of subsequent three years of mandate.

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It’s budget day in New Brunswick. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Trump team has been saying we’ll get certainty on tariffs on April 2. Now Bloomberg reports that reciprocal tariffs may be adjusted up or down based on “Trump’s perception,” and that it may take “several months” to find out what actual tariff levels will be. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Premier Holt clarified this morning her March 13 comment suggesting New Brunswickers "turn off the news."

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ANALYSIS: Holt adopts Higgs COVID playbook, minus the hard decisions. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Canada’s new cabinet

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CBC: Justin Trudeau's government stacked agencies and Crown corporations with dozens of "future appointments" and early appointment renewals, many of which would only go into effect weeks and months after the next election. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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The UK PM gets grilled on the state invite for Trump as Canada is threatened with annexation. vm.tiktok.com/ZMB22mhq2/

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At the first of what will be weekly tariff news conferences, Holt said, moments after providing the province's toll-free mental health support phone number, that it's "a great time to be with your friends, to get outdoors, to clear your head, to turn off the news."

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Thanks @poitrasj.bsky.social for noting the premier's 'turn off the news' comment. I nearly spit out my coffee when she said it! Turn off Meta, turn off Twitter, but folks, please don't turn off your hardworking news media!

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5 years ago today: as COVID looms, all parties in the N.B. legislature allow all-stage approval of the provincial budget in a 17-minute procedural sprint. Premier Higgs then invites other leaders onto an all-party committee to oversee response. A moment of unity and sanity before all the craziness.

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Cut to Green Party’s legislature staff budget reflects loss of seat in last fall’s election, Liberals say: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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What we know about the transition so far. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Latest ep. of House Party, CBC's new weekly election podcast — hosts Catherine Cullen, Daniel Thibault and I unpack the week's burning question: Can incoming PM Mark Carney ditch Justin Trudeau's baggage, or is the Liberal poll surge a sugar high? podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...

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From the CBC's Rachel Cave: federal Conservative riding president resigns over delays in nomination vote. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Bloomberg alert: FORD: ONTARIO AGREES TO SUSPEND 25% ELECTRICITY SURCHARGE ONTARIO'S FORD: LUTNICK AGREED TO MEET WITH FORD ON THUR.

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N.B. premier Holt hesitatnt to use province's best leverage in trade war: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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the feminine urge to

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Photo du jour. Crédit : Reuters.

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A Canadian province that exports electricity to the US raised power prices for three states by 25% on Monday in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s tariffs

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Mark Carney wins 85.9% of the votes for a decisive first ballot victory. He is the new Liberal leader and prime minister designate. He will officially become PM likely later this week. The first PM in Canada to have never held elected office. Expect an election soon.

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This is the most unfortunate Brier shot I’ve ever seen

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Hello folks. Jim Cuddy here. Due to our troubles with our neighbours in The States, I was inspired to write a little song. It’s called “We Used to Be the Best of Friends”. youtu.be/b5jgJZWG7aY?... #USA #Canada #Tarrifs

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I’d like to announce my forthcoming US history book, covering a decisive but tumultuous era in that country’s history, titled “The trade policies of the United States: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday, March 7, 2025” It will be 400 pages.

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Bloomberg alert: *US PAUSES TARIFFS ON CANADA, MEXICO USMCA TRADE UNTIL APRIL 2

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An important point to keep in mind today: the USMCA theoretically covers nearly all goods traded between Canada and US. In practice, a large numbers of exporters both in US and Canada don't use USMCA process because it adds a lot of complexities (parts of origin rules, wage rules, etc).

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From me this morning: "The forest is the blood that runs in our veins" - N.B. mill towns brace for impact of Trump tariffs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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🚨🚨🚨 Jake Stewart will not be the Conservative candidate in Miramichi-Grand Lake in the upcoming federal election.

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