CBC: David Eby walks back key portion of proposed B.C. tariff response legislation following backlash
Premier David Eby has walked back a key portion of the NDP’s tariff response bill following a backlash over concerns that the proposed legislation would give the government the power to bypass the legislature.
âI didn’t get the balance right in terms of the ability to move quickly and necessary safeguards," Eby said during a news conference in Vancouver on Friday. “The level of anxiety and concerns I was hearing from key stakeholders … it was pretty clear we needed to have another look at this.”
A much smarter politician than most.
PBS: Analysis: Trump order targets agency that provides crucial funding for libraries and museums
On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the dismantling of seven federal agencies “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” They ranged from the United States Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, to the Minority Business Development Agency.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services was also on the list. Congress created the IMLS in 1996 through the Museum and Library Services Act. The law merged the Institute of Museum Services, which was established in 1976, with the Library Programs Office of the Department of Education.
CleanTechnica: UK Reconsidering Tesla Subsidies After Trump Tariffs
After imposing a 25% tariff on automobiles exported from the UK to the US, it’s quite natural for British people in the auto industry and politicians to say, “Hey, we’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidise your cars, and now you want to slap a tax on ours? Let’s reconsider how our EV policies workâŚ.”
“Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the government is reviewing its electric vehicle transition rules, amid calls for reciprocal tariffs on Tesla imports,” _The Independent_adds. “The Liberal Democrats have advocated for tariffs on Tesla, citing owner Elon Musk’s support for the US president.”
Guardian: Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah
Israelâs military admitted on Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as âsuspicious vehiclesâ, with Hamas condemning it as a âwar crimeâ that killed at least one person.
The incident took place last Sunday in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.
Israeli troops launched an offensive there on 20 March, two days after the army resumed aerial bombardments of Gaza after an almost two-month-long truce. Attacks on medical staff, hospitals and ambulances are
potentialwar crimes.
CBC: Tesla protests held in Canada as part of ‘global day of action’ against Elon Musk
“I’m actually an EV owner, so I support electric vehicles, but when Elon Musk’s wealth is used as a way to exert power over entire countries, I think we have an obligation to come out here and protest the existence of this company,” demonstrator Jason Hanson said at the Saskatoon event.
Even in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
CBC: Conservatives fear ‘dysfunctional’ campaign and ‘civil war’ in the party: sources
As Conservative infighting over how the campaign is handling U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats spills into the open, sources within the party are describing a “dysfunctional” campaign with too much centralized power and belittling and aggressive treatment of staff.
More than half a dozen Conservatives, who spoke to CBC News on the condition they not be named for fear of retribution, describe a campaign that is “highly disorganized” and “a mess.” The sources include individuals both inside and outside the campaign.
Several of the sources allege that too many decisions have to go through Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s chief strategist, Jenni Byrne.
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One source described how the campaign didn’t have some “basic stuff” in place before the writ was issued.
Poilievre and Byrne are not inclined to listen to outside advice, sources said, relying instead on “a tight inner circle,” which is composed, in part, of people who also work at Byrne’s lobby firm outside the campaign period.
Poilievre: Not a team player. And potentially just what we donât need, another deaf PMO.
Last Updated: 29.Mar.2025 20:23 EDT
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