Government Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open /dcn/news/government/2025/01/smith-opposes-blocking-energy-exports-to-u-s-but-ford-wants-to-keep-option-open /dcn/news/government/2025/01/smith-opposes-blocking-energy-exports-to-u-s-but-ford-wants-to-keep-option-open#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:19:18 +0000 /?p=424726 EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, cautioned Ottawa against blocking energy exports to the U.S. in response to Trump’s tariff threat on Monday — but Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wants to keep the option open. “Oil and gas is owned by the provinces, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/smith-opposes-blocking-energy-exports-to-u-s-but-ford-wants-to-keep-option-open/feed 0 Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be ‘deep disappointment’ /dcn/news/government/2025/01/hajdu-says-failing-to-pass-first-nations-water-bill-would-be-deep-disappointment /dcn/news/government/2025/01/hajdu-says-failing-to-pass-first-nations-water-bill-would-be-deep-disappointment#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:25 +0000 /?p=424457 OTTAWA — It would be a “deep disappointment” if a First Nations drinking water bill dies completely before the next election, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said recently. The bill would lead to a landmark change for First Nations, ensuring they have reliable access to clean drinking water and the ability to protect source water […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/hajdu-says-failing-to-pass-first-nations-water-bill-would-be-deep-disappointment/feed 0 Building a procurement and management team /dcn/news/government/2025/01/building-a-procurement-and-management-team /dcn/news/government/2025/01/building-a-procurement-and-management-team#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:05:11 +0000 /?p=424489 It is doubtful that an organization of any size can be led by a single individual. Good, or at least competent, leaders are required at all levels. In other words, there must be a strong management team. There is a complementary and largely symbiotic relationship between a leader and the organization. The stronger the organization, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/building-a-procurement-and-management-team/feed 0 Delays, Trudeau resignation threaten Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail project /dcn/news/government/2025/01/delays-trudeau-resignation-threaten-toronto-quebec-city-high-frequency-rail-project /dcn/news/government/2025/01/delays-trudeau-resignation-threaten-toronto-quebec-city-high-frequency-rail-project#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:27:05 +0000 /?p=424419 MONTREAL — Canadians hoping plans for high-frequency rail between Toronto and Quebec City would move forward this year will instead see further delays — and the prospect of a federal election makes the timeline more uncertain than ever. Late last year, the federal government requested an extension on bids to build the rail corridor in […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/delays-trudeau-resignation-threaten-toronto-quebec-city-high-frequency-rail-project/feed 0 Holdback amendments to Construction Act a ‘significant change’ for contractors /dcn/news/government/2025/01/holdback-amendments-to-construction-act-a-significant-change-for-contractors /dcn/news/government/2025/01/holdback-amendments-to-construction-act-a-significant-change-for-contractors#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:00:54 +0000 /?p=423658 Changes to the Construction Act of Ontario and its regulations this spring will impact contractors, designers and others in the building industry. The most significant change is that the 10 per cent holdback (retained from payments within a project) will be required to be released annually, according to Glenn Ackerley, a partner in Toronto-based law […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/holdback-amendments-to-construction-act-a-significant-change-for-contractors/feed 0 Mélanie Joly will not run for Liberal party leadership, source confirms /dcn/news/government/2025/01/melanie-joly-will-not-run-for-liberal-party-leadership-source-confirms /dcn/news/government/2025/01/melanie-joly-will-not-run-for-liberal-party-leadership-source-confirms#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:03:47 +0000 /?p=423613 OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is bowing out of the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader — making her the second cabinet minister to choose their current job over a chance to become prime minister. Joly said that while she’s ready to become the first female leader of the Liberal party, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/melanie-joly-will-not-run-for-liberal-party-leadership-source-confirms/feed 0 Liberals set to announce Trudeau’s successor as party leader on March 9 /dcn/news/government/2025/01/liberals-set-to-announce-trudeaus-successor-as-party-leader-on-march-9 /dcn/news/government/2025/01/liberals-set-to-announce-trudeaus-successor-as-party-leader-on-march-9#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:38:55 +0000 /?p=423532 OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will announce a new leader on March 9, the party announced late Thursday, giving potential candidates just two weeks to decide to run and potential voters less than three weeks to join the party in order to vote. The National Board of Directors met Thursday night to decide the initial […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/liberals-set-to-announce-trudeaus-successor-as-party-leader-on-march-9/feed 0 Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price /dcn/news/government/2025/01/poilievre-says-the-next-canadian-election-will-be-about-the-carbon-price /dcn/news/government/2025/01/poilievre-says-the-next-canadian-election-will-be-about-the-carbon-price#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:32:50 +0000 /?p=423529 OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre returned to Ottawa on Thursday after the holidays with a familiar demand for Justin Trudeau: call a carbon-tax election. Neither Trudeau’s announcement that he plans to resign as Liberal leader nor U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric about using “economic force” to take over Canada seem to have swayed the Tory […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/poilievre-says-the-next-canadian-election-will-be-about-the-carbon-price/feed 0 Cabinet ministers say they must not overreact to Trump’s threats of annexation /dcn/news/government/2025/01/cabinet-ministers-say-they-must-not-overreact-to-trumps-threats-of-annexation /dcn/news/government/2025/01/cabinet-ministers-say-they-must-not-overreact-to-trumps-threats-of-annexation#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:05:26 +0000 /?p=423261 OTTAWA — Several federal cabinet ministers say Canada should not overreact to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s comments about annexing Canada but should still take them seriously. Trump has mused about making Canada the 51st state for several weeks. He amped up those comments Jan. 7, saying he would make it happen through economic force. He […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/cabinet-ministers-say-they-must-not-overreact-to-trumps-threats-of-annexation/feed 0 Stakeholders concerned over federal leadership ‘vacuum’ /dcn/news/government/2025/01/stakeholders-concerned-over-federal-leadership-vacuum /dcn/news/government/2025/01/stakeholders-concerned-over-federal-leadership-vacuum#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:00:31 +0000 /?p=423268 National construction stakeholders say they’re concerned about Canada’s new leadership “vacuum” following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent resignation announcement but are suggesting perspective and strategic responses are called for as the country prepares to address the installation of the protectionist Donald Trump regime south of the border. On Jan. 6 Trudeau announced he was stepping […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/stakeholders-concerned-over-federal-leadership-vacuum/feed 0 CRA to continue with capital tax changes despite prorogation /dcn/news/government/2025/01/cra-to-continue-with-capital-tax-changes-despite-prorogation /dcn/news/government/2025/01/cra-to-continue-with-capital-tax-changes-despite-prorogation#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:15:11 +0000 /?p=422793 OTTAWA — The federal government says the Canada Revenue Agency will continue to administer the capital gains tax, even though it hasn’t passed in Parliament, which is prorogued until March 24. The finance department says parliamentary convention dictates that taxation proposals such as the capital gains taxation measures the Liberals introduced last year are effective […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/cra-to-continue-with-capital-tax-changes-despite-prorogation/feed 0 Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs /dcn/news/government/2025/01/ford-pitches-trump-on-grand-energy-plan-in-effort-to-avoid-tariffs /dcn/news/government/2025/01/ford-pitches-trump-on-grand-energy-plan-in-effort-to-avoid-tariffs#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:37:49 +0000 /?p=422828 BOWMANVILLE. ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on a vision to supply the two nations with energy, as he positions himself as the country’s protector amid a “lack of leadership” in Ottawa in the face of American tariff threats. Ford wants to see the province’s grid expanded to allow […]

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