Government Archives - constructconnect.com 17³Ô¹ÏÍø's construction news Fri, 16 May 2025 12:50:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 U.S. tariffs cast pall over Ontario budget with $14.6B deficit, slower growth /dcn/news/government/2025/05/u-s-tariffs-cast-pall-over-ontario-budget-with-14-6b-deficit-slower-growth /dcn/news/government/2025/05/u-s-tariffs-cast-pall-over-ontario-budget-with-14-6b-deficit-slower-growth#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 12:48:37 +0000 /?p=462493 TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs cast a pall over Ontario’s budget Thursday (May 15), dragging down GDP growth and knocking the province off its path to balance, with a $14.6-billion deficit projected this year. Now is the time to spend on infrastructure and job creation in Ontario so the province can come out […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/u-s-tariffs-cast-pall-over-ontario-budget-with-14-6b-deficit-slower-growth/feed 0 Alberta secession talk ‘unhelpful,’ Atco chief executive says /joc/news/government/2025/05/alberta-secession-talk-unhelpful-atco-chief-executive-says /joc/news/government/2025/05/alberta-secession-talk-unhelpful-atco-chief-executive-says#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 11:05:17 +0000 /?p=462200 CALGARY — The chief executive of Atco Ltd. says discussions around Alberta secession are already hurting the investment climate.  Nancy Southern said Asian partners in a major hydrogen project have said they won’t make final investment decisions unless there is certainty around the Alberta separatism question.  “There’s just too many questions for them to be […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/alberta-secession-talk-unhelpful-atco-chief-executive-says/feed 0 Joly says Honda still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed /dcn/news/government/2025/05/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed /dcn/news/government/2025/05/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 10:15:36 +0000 /?p=462190 OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Honda 17³Ô¹ÏÍø remains “fully committed” to major electric-vehicle investments in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø after the company announced May 13 that it was pausing a multibillion-dollar EV project in Ontario. Joly said in a statement she spoke with Honda 17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s president and CEO, Dave Jamieson, who assured her that “no jobs […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed/feed 0 New Ontario legislation hopefully enough to get the homebuilding ball rolling /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-ontario-legislation-hopefully-enough-to-get-the-homebuilding-ball-rolling /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-ontario-legislation-hopefully-enough-to-get-the-homebuilding-ball-rolling#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 08:10:13 +0000 /?p=462236 New legislation introduced recently by the provincial government to reduce the cost of building and speed up construction of new homes is a step in the right direction and adopts many of the ideas that builders across Ontario have been proposing over the past couple of years. The changes will cut red tape, streamline approvals […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-ontario-legislation-hopefully-enough-to-get-the-homebuilding-ball-rolling/feed 0 B.C. minister says government erred in not consulting First Nations on legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/b-c-minister-says-government-erred-in-not-consulting-first-nations-on-legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/b-c-minister-says-government-erred-in-not-consulting-first-nations-on-legislation#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 19:21:42 +0000 /?p=462247 VICTORIA — B.C.’s Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says her government “made an error” in not adequately consulting First Nations on a bill proposing to speed up private and public infrastructure projects. Her admission came during debate on Bill 15 in the legislature about concerns relayed by the First Nations Leadership Council, the Union of British […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/b-c-minister-says-government-erred-in-not-consulting-first-nations-on-legislation/feed 0 Ontario budget to favour spending over balance amid tariff impacts /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-budget-to-favour-spending-over-balance-amid-tariff-impacts /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-budget-to-favour-spending-over-balance-amid-tariff-impacts#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 12:20:03 +0000 /?p=462122 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is signalling that his government’s budget will favour spending over balanced books, as a way to keep the economy afloat in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is set to table the 2025-26 budget later today. Ford has said the province can always balance […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-budget-to-favour-spending-over-balance-amid-tariff-impacts/feed 0 Saskatchewan firefighter groups concerned over building burn legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/saskatchewan-firefighter-groups-concerned-over-building-burn-legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/saskatchewan-firefighter-groups-concerned-over-building-burn-legislation#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 11:05:06 +0000 /?p=461942 REGINA — Saskatchewan’s legislature has passed a bill that opens the door for local governments to order firefighters to burn down derelict buildings, a move firefighters say they oppose.  Bill 21, the Construction Codes (Derelict Buildings) Amendment Act, received royal assent Tuesday. The legislation lays out the framework for a pilot project where volunteer firefighters […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/saskatchewan-firefighter-groups-concerned-over-building-burn-legislation/feed 0 17³Ô¹ÏÍø needs to maximize existing pipelines before building more, minister says /dcn/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says /dcn/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:20:46 +0000 /?p=461934 OTTAWA — Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says 17³Ô¹ÏÍø needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet, the former environment minister said less than half the capacity of 17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Trans Mountain pipeline is being used. His […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says/feed 0 Ontario and Manitoba ink deal to boost interprovincial trade /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:15:13 +0000 /?p=461926 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew have signed an agreement to boost the movement of goods and labour between the provinces. The premiers signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday. Ontario recently signed similar deals with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Ontario has also tabled legislation to do away with all […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade/feed 0 After Ontario backtracks on landfill study, Liberals seek probe into donor links /dcn/news/government/2025/05/after-ontario-backtracks-on-landfill-study-liberals-seek-probe-into-donor-links /dcn/news/government/2025/05/after-ontario-backtracks-on-landfill-study-liberals-seek-probe-into-donor-links#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:00:50 +0000 /?p=461891 TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals are asking the integrity commissioner to investigate the province’s decision to backtrack on an environmental assessment of a massive landfill expansion project backed by Progressive Conservative donors. The Liberals want the integrity commissioner to look at whether Premier Doug Ford’s government gave the project special treatment because its developers are […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/after-ontario-backtracks-on-landfill-study-liberals-seek-probe-into-donor-links/feed 0 UPDATE: Tory MP, unions concerned about lack of labour minister amid Trump’s tariffs /dcn/news/government/2025/05/tory-mp-jamil-jivani-concerned-theres-no-labour-minister-amid-trumps-tariffs /dcn/news/government/2025/05/tory-mp-jamil-jivani-concerned-theres-no-labour-minister-amid-trumps-tariffs#respond Wed, 14 May 2025 13:40:41 +0000 /?p=461817 OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani sent a letter to the federal government Wednesday raising concerns about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet at a time of economic friction with the United States. Jivani, who represents Bowmanville—Oshawa North, said his region is facing significant challenges due to layoffs at […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/tory-mp-jamil-jivani-concerned-theres-no-labour-minister-amid-trumps-tariffs/feed 0 Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney’s cabinet /joc/news/government/2025/05/ex-mayor-gregor-robertson-gets-second-shot-at-housing-crisis-in-carneys-cabinet /joc/news/government/2025/05/ex-mayor-gregor-robertson-gets-second-shot-at-housing-crisis-in-carneys-cabinet#respond Wed, 14 May 2025 13:13:25 +0000 /?p=461803 VANCOUVER — Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 – ending street homelessness in the city by 2015.  Seventeen years later, British Columbia remains immersed in the national housing crisis with Vancouver’s rent sitting at the highest in the country and the number of homeless people […]

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