This week, FP Video looks at the growing pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney to secure a trade deal with the United States, how Carney is crafting Canada’s largest budget deficit to date in response, and how the country is changing to defy these growing risks. Plus, what the recent wave of offshoring means for corporate office space and how e-commerce giants are thriving heading into the holiday shopping season.
How the exodus from Canada headquarters affects our quality of life
More companies are moving their corporate headquarters and jobs out of Canada, even as overall employment rises. Imperial Oil Ltd. is the latest to cut 900 jobs and close its Calgary head office, continuing a long-standing shift in the oil industry. Find out what this means for Canadian workplaces and the future of corporate centres.
Carney under “tremendous pressure” to get a trade deal
Former Conservative foreign minister Peter MacKay talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how talks between Canada and the United States are critical to bilateral trade.
Canada braces for biggest budget deficit in history: Peter MacKay
Peter MacKay, former Conservative foreign minister, talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how Canada is heading towards the largest budget deficit in history.
Amazon and Walmart prosper as consumers continue to spend
Arun Sundaram, senior vice president at CFRA Research, talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about consumer resilience despite tariff threats and other economic headwinds.
Tariffs, trade tensions and steel
In a recent speech in New York, Carney highlighted steel as a flashpoint in rising global trade tensions. From US disputes to Canada’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and steel, the stakes continue to rise. As trade pressures mount, Canada is adjusting course.
