AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAI Strategy Launch: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled “AI for All,” aiming to lift AI adoption from just over 12% to 60% by 2034, add $200B in growth, and create 250,000 AI jobs, with new legislation and literacy programs to build trust and protect Canadians. Trade & Uncertainty: Canadian business leaders are split on how to handle USMCA talks, with some urging faster certainty and others warning against concessions without guarantees as July 1 review deadlines loom. Cost of Geopolitics: A report estimates Iran conflict-driven fuel spikes could cost Ontario households about $648 more this year, pushing gasoline and diesel higher. Food & Agriculture: CFIA backed down on proposed beef traceability changes after industry backlash, while also moving to limit livestock imports from Texas after a confirmed flesh-eating screwworm case. Markets & Jobs: Canada’s economy added about 88,000 jobs in May and unemployment fell to 6.6%, even as investors weigh rate and recession chatter. Retail & Consumer: Loblaw confirmed No Name frozen juice from concentrate is returning nationwide ahead of late June. Sports Business: UFC is shifting Canadian numbered-event main cards to Paramount+ starting in 2027, ending the pay-per-view model for those events.
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