Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Harper’s tight-lipped strategy could hurt him on trade and TPP
Last week I wrote that the Conservative Party’s allergy to the news media has gone past silly and become self-destructive. This week offered more evidence of the same. The Prime Minister met with the leader of Ukraine, but would take no questions from reporters. Not everyone agrees with Stephen Harper when it comes to Russia and Ukraine,...
Seven stories in the news today, July 15
Seven stories in the news today, July 15 from The Canadian Press:———ECONOMISTS EXPECT CENTRAL BANK TO TRIM INTEREST RATEThe Bank of Canada is set to make its latest rate announcement this morning and update its outlook for the economy. Several economists from Canada’s big banks expect the central bank to cut its key rate, but a drop from...
Ukraine PM “adamant” on striking deal with creditors as technical default looms
OTTAWA – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk delivered a warning Tuesday to private bond-holders that the government “will do everything” in order to ease its massive debt burden.But at the same time he touted a newly minted free trade deal with Canada as a sign the country is open for business.His remarks came at the end...
Ukraine crisis a threat to Canada’s security, Arseniy Yatsenyuk says
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says support for his country is as much about Canada’s security as it is Ukraine’s, urging support from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s strong stance against Russia. Harper has been a vocal supporter of Ukraine since the start...
Harper promotes free trade deal with Ukraine as a job creator
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday that Canada and Ukraine have reached a free trade agreement. Harper made the announcement as he met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Chelsea, Quebec. …read more Source: National...
Trade, Russia, up for discussion as Stephen Harper meets Ukraine’s PM
CHELSEA, Que. – Stephen Harper is set to send another signal of support to the embattled government of Ukraine as he meets with that country’s prime minister.Harper and Arseniy Yatsenyuk are expected to sign a trade deal, although details of the agreement have not yet been divulged.A spokesman for the prime minister says Harper sees...
Harper set to meet Ukrainian PM to talk trade, but is politics also on the table?
Ukraine’s prime minister arrives in Ottawa today for what’s likely to be the last visit by a foreign government leader ahead of this fall’s federal election. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be meeting with Arseniy Yatsenyuk to sign a trade deal, following Yatsenyuk’s visit to the U.S. Monday. The stakes, for Harper, are...
Six stories in the news today, July 14
Six stories in the news today, July 14 from The Canadian Press:———RAIN DAMPENS B.C. WILDFIRES AS AUSSIE AID ARRIVESFifty Australian wildfire specialists were expected to arrive in British Columbia to help battle 221 active wildfires. Fire information officer Navi Saini said they would assist with command and co-ordination efforts and would not be...
Canada funds ballot box training in addition to battle schools in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine – Canada has joined its allies in dusting off a Cold War playbook to push back against Russian influence in Ukraine, but the advance of democratic ideals is fraught with contradictions and qualifications. The Harper government is pouring millions of dollars into a series of democracy-promoting initiatives and programs intended...
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Stephen Harper to sign Canada-Ukraine trade deal Tuesday
The embattled government of Ukraine has reached a free trade agreement with Canada, sources tell CBC News. The deal will be signed Tuesday when Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk visits the Quebec hamlet of Chelsea to meet Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose summer residence is at nearby Harrington Lake. Yatsenyuk is on a visit to the...
