AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 minutes agoCanada–EU Ties: Ottawa and Brussels launched an “Alliance for the Future” focused on trade, AI, critical minerals and security. Canada’s push for associate-member status remains unresolved. Trade Strategy: Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is moving to double non-U.S. trade over the next decade, while Mark Carney says Ottawa won’t accept a bad deal with Washington just to end the standoff. Interest Rates: The Bank of Canada raised its key rate to 2.5%—its first increase in more than three years—and warned further hikes may follow as inflation rises. Auto Market: China’s Geely plans to enter Canada in 2027, following an agreement allowing 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the country. Quebec Schools: The new provincial government plans to bar religious coverings, including turbans and niqabs, in elementary schools, affecting Sikh, Muslim and Jewish students. Remembrance Day: The Royal Canadian Legion named Virginia Hicks of Frankford, Ont., National Silver Cross Mother; she will lay a wreath at Ottawa’s National War Memorial on Nov. 11.
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