Written by Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations and Economist at the MEI

By Joseph Quesnel. Joseph Quesnel is a policy commentator and Thought Leader for the Modern Miracle Network.

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.

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.

LNG Quebec is the subject of much discussion, especially in recent days. The Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement, whose mission is to evaluate the impacts of the project, submitted its report to Environment Minister Benoit Charette on March 10. The Minister still has a few days to make it public.

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has reaffirmed the Trudeau government’s intention to hike immigration levels in 2021 by a record-high 117% despite the uncertainty of the economic recovery.

Canadian governments are increasingly viewing hydrogen gas as a fuel of the future which can help Canada get to a net-zero future while still allowing for the combustible fuels that can power transportation and other uses that require combustion.

The unemployment rate in Canada surged to 9.4% as 213,000 jobs were lost in January.

In a new survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), 1 in 6 business owners says they are contemplating shutting down.

The Canadian oil and gas industry has been hamstrung by anti-development, anti-oil and gas activist organizations who have successfully impeded the ability to build pipelines for the past six years.