AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTrade War Escalation: The U.S. has started 50% tariffs on 110 Canadian product categories, including cheese, motorboats, ATVs and furniture, while some items like toilet paper and certain fishing parts are exempt—raising fresh pressure on cross-border costs. Housing Watch: Canada’s home prices stayed flat in August, with CREA warning higher borrowing costs and renewed rate-hike expectations could cool momentum heading into 2027. EU Digital Rights Clash: European privacy groups say Ottawa’s lawful-access bill (Bill C-22) could undermine encryption and metadata protections in talks over a Canada-EU digital trade deal. Investment Push: Prime Minister Mark Carney is convening a Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, pitching about CAN$1 trillion in opportunities to global investors as trade tensions with Washington intensify. Public Safety & Immigration Enforcement: Canada removed 111 foreign nationals tied to extortion and organised crime, with CBSA citing four recent cases involving Indian-origin men. Tech & Finance: Kaiko secured a $110M Series B led by S&P Global to expand data infrastructure for tokenised, 24/7 markets.
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