The fight over Canada's controversial digital services tax may escalate this week as the deadline looms for the Biden administration to decide whether to proceed with dispute arbitration amid threats of retaliation from Donald Trump's incoming administration. On Aug. 30, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai filed an official complaint under the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) arguing that the three per cent tax Canada implemented over the summer unfairly discriminates against American corporations. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tuesday-dst-deadline-trump-1.7380857

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he agrees with the incoming American border czar that there will be "tough conversations" ahead, after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's pick said there is "an extreme national security vulnerability" he intends to tackle at the Canada-U.S. border. "When it comes to our southern border and the U.S.'s northern border, you see there the alignment of interests in making sure that it is safe, that it is secure," Miller told reporters on Wednesday. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/the-canadian-border-is-an-extreme-vulnerability-says-trump-s-pick-miller-predicts-tough-talks-1.7108796

The Alberta government’s sudden decision to dismiss the entire board and CEO of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) comes at a time when a number of the pension fund’s clients are “unhappy,” according to a business columnist with The Globe and Mail. “AIMCo has been controversial for a couple of years and their performance hasn’t been that great… there is an underlying reason for this rather abrupt action from the government and it’s to do with the ability to keep these clients happy – there is a lot of unhappy clients at AIMCo.” https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2024/11/08/aimco-board-firing-comes-as-fund-has-a-lot-of-unhappy-clients-columnist/

Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada — but Canadians can still use it! Decision comes in wake of national security review of popular social media app. 🇨🇦 #NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #resigntrudeau 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tiktok-canada-review-1.7375965

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Four more federal cabinet ministers will not run for re-election, Radio-Canada has learned, meaning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reshuffle his cabinet at a time when his leadership is increasingly fragile. Marie-Claude Bibeau (National Revenue), Carla Qualtrough (Sports), Filomena Tassi (Economic Development for Southern Ontario) and Dan Vandal (Northern Affairs) have informed the prime minister they won't be running in the next federal election. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cabinet-ministers-1.7354626

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Laos this week to advance trade and political ties in the region. Trudeau has a chance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit from Oct. 10-11 . After his first official visit to Laos, Trudeau is scheduled to fly to a U.S. air base in Germany for a meeting hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden to "reaffirm global solidarity" with Ukraine in its fight against Russia, a statement from the prime minister's office said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-asean-summit-laos-1.7340435

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The latest Nanos ballot tracking puts the Conservative Party at 41.6 per cent, more than 20 points ahead of the Liberal Party, which fell to 21.5 per cent – down four points in four weeks. The NDP have actually inched ahead of the Liberals at 21.6 per cent. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/dream-scenario-for-poilievre-as-conservatives-open-up-20-point-lead-with-ndp-liberals-tied-1.7059422