AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoNorth Coast Pipeline Fight: B.C. Premier Danielle Smith’s push to repeal the North Coast tanker ban is being blocked by Heiltsuk Chief Councillor K̓áwáziɫ Marilyn Slett, who says a pipeline is a “non-starter” and that Indigenous leadership is moving ahead with conservation and development plans that avoid spill risk. Streaming Policy U-Turn: Ottawa told the CRTC to back off raising streamer payments to Canadian content; Culture Minister Marc Miller says the government will instead invest hundreds of millions to keep culture “accessible and affordable.” Steel/Aluminum Tariffs: Canada will extend U.S. steel and aluminum tariff-rate quotas and relief for one more year, with over-quota imports facing a 50% tariff. Forestry Crisis: Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson unveiled nearly $130M for 56 forestry projects, calling the sector’s problems “homegrown” and warning of an “existential crisis.” Data Centres & Power Deals: TransAlta will buy two Colorado gas-fired peaking plants for about $1B, while AirTrunk plans a 3-gigawatt data centre project in India. Health & Business: Pharming says the U.S. FDA accepted its resubmission for Joenja for children with APDS; Lockheed Martin Canada invested $9.5M in Air Inuit fleet upgrades.
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