Mark Gollom

2 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Mark Gollom

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said on Friday that his government would provide an initial $150-million annual funding increase to CBC and Radio-Canada as part of a new mandate for the public broadcaster. "When we compare ourselves to the U.K., France or Germany, we see that our public broadcaster is underfunded," Carney said in French during a campaign stop in Montreal. "That has to change."That initial funding top-up could rise, Carney said.

4 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Mark Gollom

Politics·NewWhen Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Mark Carney this week of being beholden to China, it raised questions as to whether the former board chair of Brookfield Asset Management, who may currently hold millions of dollars worth of stock in the company, has done enough to avoid potential conflicts.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Mark Gollom

It seems that the secret ingredient to help save Shenul Williams’s small Pickering, Ont., condiment business was a healthy dash of Canadian patriotism. With sales down, and fears that she may have to close shop, a posting on a “Buy Canadian” Reddit thread has significantly boosted orders, she said. “I’m really blown away with the love and support from Canadians through these uncertain times,” said an emotional Williams in an interview with CBC News.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Mark Gollom

Faced with tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, some countries have, so far, responded by turning the other cheek, and not retaliating with their own duties. Canada, however, continues to hit back in the trade war with its neighbour to the south. But it also raises the question of whether Canada absorbing the blows from U.S. tariffs, while painful, might be preferable to the overall economic damage from a full-scale trade conflict.

1 month ago | atinitonews.com | Mark Gollom

Faced with tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, some countries have, so far, responded by turning the other cheek, and not retaliating with their own duties. Canada, however, continues to hit back in the trade war with its neighbour to the south. But it also raises the question of whether Canada absorbing the blows from U.S. tariffs, while painful, might be preferable to the overall economic damage from a full-scale trade conflict.