Concerns about his own exposure to COVID-19 forced Justin Trudeau to cancel a face-to-face meeting with first ministers but he'll still get an earful — over the phone on Friday, March 13, 2020, — from premiers demanding massive federal aid to confront the health and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus.
Canada's largest labour organization and the group that bills itself as the voice of business in this country have set aside their differences to jointly confront the economic fallout from the rampaging novel coronavirus — and they're hoping premiers can do the same when they meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government will do whatever it takes to rescue the province from an oil price collapse and he wants the federal government to step up as well.
Analysts expect to see lower Canadian oil production this year as producers follow the example of Cenovus Energy Inc. in slashing capital spending budgets amid tumbling oil prices.
Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels a day in April, a record amount.
The ill will of autocratic countries like China, and some worthy head-on competitors, should compel the Trudeau government to campaign harder for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, analysts said on Friday, January 24, 2020.
The global benchmark for crude oil rose above $70 a barrel on Monday, January 6, 2020, for the first time in over three months amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States.
“I’ve been attending these climate negotiations since they first started in 1991, but never have I seen the almost total disconnection we’ve seen here."
