Mackenzie Gray
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National Reporter with Global National & Global News covering Parliament Hill | Always in a white shirt | I’m on TV for a reason, expect typos
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Donald Trump just signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, Lake America #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray348,253 görüntüleme • 5 gün önce
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gave a lengthy response as to why Canada should not put export taxes on Oil, saying "I cannot think of a more disastrous policy decision than cutting off or taxing Alberta's oil to the United States, doing so would absolutely devastate the Canadian economy." She goes on to say it would tank the TSX, 100000's of jobs would be lost, the Americans would put similar export taxes on what they send to Canada, which in her words, would "bring the economies of Ontario and Quebec to a grinding halt" The Americans would then go buy Venezuelan oil and Canada "would lose the United States as a customer entirely and likely forever." #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray122,949 görüntüleme • 6 gün önce
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he doesn't have confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and that not sharing his World Cup proposal with other top FIFA members "should be fatal" "This is not how you run any business, a small business, let alone something that is a global responsibility like football." #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray392,481 görüntüleme • 27 gün önce
Auto industry insiders have told the Carney government that if they accept the current US auto tariff proposal of 15%, auto plants will close after their current model production is finished, sources have told Global News Those conversations took place this weekend as the Canadian government attempted to figure out what tariff level the industry could have, while attempting to maintain its competitiveness #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray178,871 görüntüleme • 15 gün önce
USTR Jamieson Greer stood alongside Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc and told media in DC that "We feel confident we have reached an agreement ... that will strengthen the North American economy" He added they are looking at documentation so he can brief congress and US stakeholders, adding they have "we have eliminated some of the irritants" and he is "very happy with where we ended up" On supply management, Leblanc said "We needed to ensure that the supply management regime remained entirely intact and I'm confident that that's the case" #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray105,908 görüntüleme • 13 gün önce
Canada is set to get a reduction on current U.S. steel, aluminum and auto tariffs (but unlikely on softwood) as a part of a deal with the US, according to a source with direct knowledge of the talks Some of what Canada has moved on, dairy quota’s and the feds have put the ball in the provinces court, put US booze back on the shelf or there won’t be a deal Chief Canadian negotiator Janice Charette remains in Washington for talks that are continuing, mainly on autos but even if the deal is finalized, there will still be multiple auto issues that need to be dealt with during proper free trade talks The view of the Carney government, the current deal being discussed is better for most provinces and for Canada, compared than having the threatened 50% tariffs coming into place and business having less certainty To persuade sectors and/or provinces who are unhappy, watch for new policy or financial measures from the Carney government that could help make what’s in the deal more palatable #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray93,910 görüntüleme • 13 gün önce
With a couple hours to go before new tariffs come into place, the Canadian side still says there’s more work to do—but Donald Trump is more positive, saying a deal should be had. Optimism not share by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who got involved in negotiations and made it clear he thinks it’s a bad deal for the U.S., sources tell Global News. Multiple Canadian businesses and labour leaders we’ve spoken to also aren’t happy with the deal based on details that have been reported. That unhappiness spilled over on a call with a senior Canadian official, who said this is the best possible deal for Canada— a line that went over poorly with some, who are unhappy Canada seems set to formalizing U.S. tariffs at a level similar to where they were at start of the trade war #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray62,182 görüntüleme • 11 gün önce
When asked if house prices need to go down, new Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said, "No, I think that we need to deliver more supply, make sure the market is stable, it's a huge part of our economy. We need to be delivering more affordable housing." #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray2,522,712 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
The US will receive money collected from the Gordie Howe Bridge, prior to Canada recouping the full $6.4 billion it paid to build it, two senior government sources have told Global News. This is despite Mark Carney saying the US would get what was "left over" after Canada serviced debt on the bridge, which the Americans contributed $0 to. The two sources told Global News, the new 15 year agreement stipulates Canada will get 100% of the revenue from the bridge, cash that will be used to pay for things like snow removal and other maintenance costs but not for debt servicing. The money left over, will be split 50/50 with the Americans, who have agreed to put their cut, into an American controlled regional economic development fund. The original deal signed in 2012, said that Canada was to receive 100% of the money from the bridge, until they were made whole for fronting the entire cost of the crossing, a timeline that was estimated to stretch over 50+ years. Once the 15 year side deal is completed the Liberals say the original financial terms come back into force but they have not released the text of what they say is an "agreement in principle" to back up any claims up. On Thursday, Carney said that Canada is "not splitting the tolls of the bridge. It is an agreement for 15 years to split net revenues. Splitting of tolls, any sharing of the toll, won’t happen until all of the debt is repaid." While Carney is correct in saying Canada is not splitting tolls, the overwhelming major of the revenue from the Gordie Howe Bridge, comes from the tolls it collects, revenue Canada is set to share with the US. Both sources indicated it's expected bridge expenses will exceed revenue for at least the first six years, meaning neither side would get money during that period, but that timeline could fluctuate based on the amount of traffic on the bridge #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray213,488 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
UNFIOR President Lana Payne says Stellantis is now seriously considering the closure and sale of the Brampton Assembly Plant. That plant was slated to build the Jeep Compass but lats year, the company stopped a retool of that plant and moved production to Illinois #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray81,341 görüntüleme • 18 gün önce
On Monday after a scrum that was dominated by questions about the Alberta referendum, Mark Carney walked away talking with Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, saying to Robertson "What are you doing? This is stupid, you’ve got an off ramp, take it." #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray401,248 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
After Trump said yesterday that "Canada lives because of the US," Carney ends his speech by taking a shot back. "Canada doesn't live because of the US, Canada thrives because we are Canadian" This line wasn't in the original prepared remarks given to the media #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray867,069 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
Mark Carney announced the Liberals will suspend the federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel and aviation fuel starting on next Monday until Labour Day The PM says this will remove up to 10 cents per litre on gasoline and 4 cents per litre on diesel fuel. #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray540,476 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
Canada US trade talks are coming down to the short strokes, with sources telling Global News negotiators are in the weeds, going over specific clauses in a bid to try and get a deal before new US tariffs are set to come in on August 19th Sources tell Global News the US won't sign a deal without some tariff level on aluminum, autos, steel and softwood and on the flip side, Canada won't agree if there aren't substantial reduction from the current 50% levels #cdnpoli
Mackenzie Gray66,044 görüntüleme • 20 gün önce