Canada’s first prime minister resigned over a conflict of interest scandal in 1873. John A. Macdonald was accused of accepting election funds from a shipping magnate in exchange for the contract to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was Canada’s first political scandal, long before the country had a conflict of interest watchdog. “The big…

The federal government is looking to resolve concerns from the United States that Canada’s pending internet regulation bill will discriminate against American businesses, says International Trade Minister Mary Ng. “There are going to inevitably be issues that we just need to work through,” Ng told the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade committee on Dec. 15. “I was…

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai yesterday expressed concern to Canada’s International Trade Minister Mary Ng about the Liberal government’s pending internet regulation legislation for fear it could “discriminate” against American businesses if passed. A U.S. government press release published yesterday said the pair met virtually on Nov. 30 to discuss Canada-U.S. economic cooperation and a number of…

The federal ethics commissioner has opened an investigation into the conduct of International Trade Minister Mary Ng over a contract given to a company co-founded by a Liberal strategist. Conservative MP James Bezan had asked commissioner Mario Dion to examine the contract awarded to the firm Pomp and Circumstance by Ng’s office for media training…

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel north of the border next week to meet with her Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng. Tai’s office says the ambassador will hold two days of meetings May 5-6 with Ng, Canada’s international trade minister, in Ottawa and Toronto. The pair will talk with stakeholders, visit local businesses and discuss…

WASHINGTON—Canada’s international trade minister is wrapping up her latest official visit to the U.S. capital−her second since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the White House last month. Mary Ng led a multipartisan Team Canada mission to Capitol Hill for several days of meetings with U.S. lawmakers to talk about a number of lingering irritants….

OTTAWA—Canada is putting together possible options for leverage if Europe breaks its promise not to cut off Canada’s shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. International Trade Minister Mary Ng said Monday that multiple European leaders have promised Canada that new export controls on vaccines will not prevent Canada’s shipments from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna from going out as…

OTTAWA—The federal government is reviewing a new COVID-19 vaccine that has been submitted for regulatory approval. Maryland-based Novavax quietly applied on Friday for Health Canada to approve its vaccine, which studies have suggested is effective against the British and South African variants of the virus. The application comes less than two weeks after Ottawa finalized…

OTTAWA—Canada and the United Kingdom have inked a temporary agreement that will head off an automatic increase in tariffs that was set to kick in when Britain leaves the European Union next week. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the last-minute deal on Tuesday, ensuring Canadian goods such as maple syrup , lobster, beef and…