Quebec will implement vaccine passports to limit non-vaccinated people’s access to non-essential services if situation worsens in the fall
On Thursday, July 8, 2021, the Legault government announced that Quebec plans to use vaccine passports in the fall to limit unvaccinated people’s access to non-essential services if the COVID-19 situation worsens.
keystone
Company behind Keystone XL Pipeline seeks $15 billion in damages from U.S. for Biden’s revocation of permit which breached “NAFTA obligations”
TC Energy, the company behind the Keystone XL Pipeline project announced on Friday, July 2, that it had filed a “Notice of Intent to initiate a legacy North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) claim under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to recover economic damages resulting from the revocation of the Keystone XL Project’s Presidential Permit.”
canada
Canada to ban sale of all new fuel-powered cars and light-trucks in 2035, instead of initial 2040 target
On Tuesday, the Liberal government announced it would be speeding up its goal to ban the sale of new fuel-power cars and light-trucks from 2035, the ban was initially set for a 2040 target.
canada
One million chickens euthanized due to ongoing union strike in Quebec
A union strike at the Exceldor poultry co-operative in Québec has led to the euthanization of one million chickens… and counting.
canada
Canada loses 68,000 jobs in May as country fails to reopen, while United States gained 559,000 jobs
Canada lost 68,000 jobs in April as most of the country is still under some form of lockdown, while the United States has gained 559,000 jobs during the same period.
energy
Colonial Pipeline hack and U.S. gas shortages highlight the country’s energy vulnerability
On Friday, a key pipeline carrying gasoline and diesel to the United States’ East Cost was shut down following a cyberattack. The event highlighted the vulnerability of the country’s energy infrastructure.
canada
Canada loses 207,100 jobs in April, U.S. adds 266,000
On May 7, 2021, both the US and Canada posted ‘disappointing’ job numbers. Canada lost 207,100 jobs in April as unemployment rose to 8.1%. The United States added 266,000 jobs, less than the anticipated 1,000,000 jobs increase for April 2021.
infrastructure plan
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos supports Biden’s tax rate hike and omnibus ‘infrastructure plan’
Monopolistic tycoon Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and is now the world’s richest man with a net worth of $188.5 B, supports U.S. president Joe Biden’s corporate tax hike and ‘infrastructure’ plan.
covid19
Quebec closes “non-essential” stores in two regions, imposes stricter lockdown
The Quebec government has announced that four regions in which restrictions were eased two weeks ago are going back into full lockdown, while two of those zones are going into a stricter lockdown with just about everything closed, including “non-essential” stores.
budget
Catherine McKenna’s Minister of Infrastructure fails another Audit, billions unaccounted for
Karen Hogan, Auditor General, found numerous inconsistencies and incomplete information when auditing the $187.8 billion 12-year ‘Investing in Canada Plan’.
