Canada News Roundup: Canadians Say Build!, Job Losses Begin, US Boycotts, Canada May Capitulate
Aug 10, 2025
🏗️ Canadians Say: Build It Anyway
A new Nanos poll finds that nearly 8 in 10 Canadians support prioritizing national infrastructure projects, even if that means facing pushback from local communities. The sentiment holds across party lines and provinces, and reflects growing public appetite for big-picture investment in roads, rail, ports, and power. ...continue reading
📉 Canada Sheds 40,000 Jobs in July
Canada's job market dipped again last month, with 40,000 jobs lot and the unemployment rate ticking up to 6.4%, it's highest level in two years. Wage growth remains strong enough, but cracks may be forming. ...continue reading
🍁 72% of Canadians are now Avoiding U.S. Products
A new Ipsos poll finds that nearly three-quarters of Canadians are eliberately avoiding American-made goods in response to rising political tensions and tariff threats. ...continue reading
⚖️ Canada Signals No Retaliation—and May Even Lower Tariffs
Rather than escalate, Ottawa is considering lowering certain Canadian tariffs. Is this a way to ease consumer costs and maintain stability? Or is it a necessary step towards appeasing Trump, who appears to only be gaining more power? ...continue reading
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