Brian Platt
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Canadian government reporter, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s population fell by 0.2% in the third quarter to stand at 41.6 million, marking the only quarterly decline on record outside the Covid-19 era and a dramatic shift from explosive post-pandemic immigration growth.
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s population fell by 0.2% in the third quarter to stand at 41.6 million, marking the only quarterly decline on record outside the Covid-19 era and a dramatic shift from explosive post-pandemic immigration growth.
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NEW: I interviewed Canada fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
Canada’s Fentanyl Czar Seeks Chinese Help to Stop Precursors
Canada wants to work more closely with China to stop the chemicals used to create the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl from reaching North America, said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point person for f...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: I interviewed Canada fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
*ANGLO AMERICAN, TECK RECEIVE CANADA APPROVAL FOR MERGER
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
*ANGLO AMERICAN, TECK RECEIVE CANADA APPROVAL FOR MERGER
Taylor Swift not touring in Toronto this year helped keep Canada's November inflation number lower www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Taylor Swift not touring in Toronto this year helped keep Canada's November inflation number lower www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Carney one seat short of majority after second Tory jumps:
Canada’s Carney Is One Seat Short of Majority After Second Tory Jumps
Prime Minister Mark Carney is a step closer to securing a majority in Canada’s Parliament after his Liberal Party gained a defector from the opposition Conservatives for the second time in two months.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Carney one seat short of majority after second Tory jumps:
Whoa, we have a floor crossing! Conservative MP Michael Ma is joining the Liberals. He’s in the Markham-Unionville seat, in the Toronto suburbs
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Whoa, we have a floor crossing! Conservative MP Michael Ma is joining the Liberals. He’s in the Markham-Unionville seat, in the Toronto suburbs
Regional breakdown in new Leger poll on support for a new bitumen pipeline running from Alberta to BC coast
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Regional breakdown in new Leger poll on support for a new bitumen pipeline running from Alberta to BC coast
If Mark Wiseman does get appointed as Canada's next US ambassador (which we've reported is likely), Carney will take some heat from Quebec on supply management, given USCMA talks are looming. Wiseman slammed supply management in a Globe op-ed last year: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...:
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If Mark Wiseman does get appointed as Canada's next US ambassador (which we've reported is likely), Carney will take some heat from Quebec on supply management, given USCMA talks are looming. Wiseman slammed supply management in a Globe op-ed last year: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...:
(Bloomberg) -- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says USMCA review upcoming in 2026 could lead to revisions or an end to the three-nation pact, but it’s too early to say how it will end up.
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
(Bloomberg) -- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says USMCA review upcoming in 2026 could lead to revisions or an end to the three-nation pact, but it’s too early to say how it will end up.
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady and said although the economy appears to be more resilient than previously thought, keeping borrowing costs at their current level is still appropriate to mitigate the trade war damage.
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady and said although the economy appears to be more resilient than previously thought, keeping borrowing costs at their current level is still appropriate to mitigate the trade war damage.
NEW: Canada's US ambassador Kirsten Hillman is stepping down in the new year, and Mark Wiseman is likely to replace her, Bloomberg sources say. Story link to follow.
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
NEW: Canada's US ambassador Kirsten Hillman is stepping down in the new year, and Mark Wiseman is likely to replace her, Bloomberg sources say. Story link to follow.
(Bloomberg) — The Canadian economy added 53,600 jobs in November, making it the third consecutive month of surprisingly strong job gains as US tariffs otherwise slow down activity.
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Canada’s Unemployment Rate Plunges With Third Month of Big Job Gains
The Canadian economy added 53,600 jobs in November, making it the third consecutive month of surprisingly strong job gains as US tariffs otherwise slow down activity.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
(Bloomberg) — The Canadian economy added 53,600 jobs in November, making it the third consecutive month of surprisingly strong job gains as US tariffs otherwise slow down activity.
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The BC Conservative leader has been declared "professionally incapacitated" by his caucus
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The BC Conservative leader has been declared "professionally incapacitated" by his caucus
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump is unveiling his administration’s plan to relax stringent Biden-era fuel efficiency standards, with the administration casting the change as a way to lower consumer costs.
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Trump Outlines Plan to Unwind Biden-Era Car Mileage Mandates
President Donald Trump is unveiling his administration’s plan to relax stringent Biden-era fuel efficiency standards, with the administration casting the change as a way to lower consumer costs.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump is unveiling his administration’s plan to relax stringent Biden-era fuel efficiency standards, with the administration casting the change as a way to lower consumer costs.
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But I think this is also self-inflicted. There was no big press conference when TMX opened, no ribbon-cutting ceremony. I don't think there was even a rote statement issued from the PMO. As far as I can tell it was a conscious political decision to avoid putting a spotlight on it.
Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
But I think this is also self-inflicted. There was no big press conference when TMX opened, no ribbon-cutting ceremony. I don't think there was even a rote statement issued from the PMO. As far as I can tell it was a conscious political decision to avoid putting a spotlight on it.
The Jets are unwatchable. I need baseball back
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The Jets are unwatchable. I need baseball back
(Bloomberg) -- Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Group Inc. will let go of 1,000 employees and close its blast furnace in northern Ontario within months as it seeks to stem losses resulting from US tariffs.
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Canada’s Algoma Steel to Cut 40% of Staff as Tariffs Crush Sales
Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Group Inc. will let go of 1,000 employees and close its blast furnace in northern Ontario within months as it seeks to stem losses resulting from US tariffs.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
(Bloomberg) -- Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Group Inc. will let go of 1,000 employees and close its blast furnace in northern Ontario within months as it seeks to stem losses resulting from US tariffs.
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(Bloomberg) -- Costco joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the US Supreme Court strikes down the president’s signature global tariffs policy.
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Costco Joins Companies Suing for Refunds If Trump’s Tariffs Fall
Costco Wholesale Corp. joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the US Supreme Court strikes down the president’s signature global t...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
(Bloomberg) -- Costco joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the US Supreme Court strikes down the president’s signature global tariffs policy.
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Canada will likely only try to sell the Trans Mountain pipeline after it completes a few projects to boost its capacity, Tim Hodgson tells Bloomberg. The tolls dispute likely also won't be settled for another year. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada to Boost Output of Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Before Selling It
The Canadian government will likely look at selling equity in the state-owned Trans Mountain oil pipeline only after steps are taken over the next few years to maximize its output, Energy Minister Tim...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Canada will likely only try to sell the Trans Mountain pipeline after it completes a few projects to boost its capacity, Tim Hodgson tells Bloomberg. The tolls dispute likely also won't be settled for another year. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Mark Carney is weighing a trip to Washington next week for the World Cup draw. But trade talks with the US remain frozen, and there's an emerging belief on both sides that they may not pick up again until next year's broader review of the USMCA. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US-Canada Trade Talks Frozen as Carney Weighs DC Trip Next Week
Trade talks between the US and Canada remain stalled, and there’s an emerging belief in both governments that key issues will be rolled into next year’s broader review of the North American trade acco...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Mark Carney is weighing a trip to Washington next week for the World Cup draw. But trade talks with the US remain frozen, and there's an emerging belief on both sides that they may not pick up again until next year's broader review of the USMCA. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Very big scoop from colleagues: BHP, the world's biggest mining company, has made a new takeover approach for Anglo American
Quite a twist as Anglo is trying to acquire Canada's Teck Resources
Quite a twist as Anglo is trying to acquire Canada's Teck Resources
BHP Makes New Takeover Approach to Anglo American
BHP Group has made a fresh takeover approach to Anglo American Plc in a move to disrupt the London-listed miner’s combination with Canada’s Teck Resources Ltd., the latest twist in a wave of consolida...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Very big scoop from colleagues: BHP, the world's biggest mining company, has made a new takeover approach for Anglo American
Quite a twist as Anglo is trying to acquire Canada's Teck Resources
Quite a twist as Anglo is trying to acquire Canada's Teck Resources
Okay folks. The budget vote is starting. This is the moment. This is what we all train for.
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Okay folks. The budget vote is starting. This is the moment. This is what we all train for.
The budget vote is scheduled for 6:45pm tonight. Mark Carney's Liberals now need either two abstentions or one other opposition vote in favour to pass the budget and avoid a potential snap election
Elizabeth May says she'll vote yes on the budget tonight
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The budget vote is scheduled for 6:45pm tonight. Mark Carney's Liberals now need either two abstentions or one other opposition vote in favour to pass the budget and avoid a potential snap election
Elizabeth May says she'll vote yes on the budget tonight
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Elizabeth May says she'll vote yes on the budget tonight