Alex Reeves

September 30, 2024 HUE – With some fresh time off and an ever decreasing list of well-known domestic destinations left to visit, early September’s Independence Day celebrations provided the perfect opportunity to tread some uncharted territory. The weekend belonged to me and for the weekend, my tastebuds belonged to Huế. Famed for their refined and balanced flavours, Huế’s dishes are known throughout the country for being distinctive, even to those who are yet to sample them.

One year out from the 2019 federal election, and the battle lines are being drawn. Corporate income tax (CIT) rate cuts in the US have challenged Canada’s business tax advantage, and the pressure is on for the federal government to respond in the Fall Economic Statement. And then you have the federal carbon tax, the constitutionality and rationality of which is being challenged by several provincial governments and by every federal party on the right of the political spectrum.

With the announcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on September 30th, one of the few hurdles that remained in the way of the Bank of Canada taking the next step in its rate-hiking journey has been pushed aside. Now, it’s not as though the USMCA was a material game changer from the trade perspective. In fact, the USMCA looks a lot like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that is was intended to replace.