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Thomas Seal

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Vancouver bureau chief at Bloomberg I also post on https://xitter.cf/t.co/nYG3qTdA54 and https://xitter.cf/t.co/4dwHb7j2ok Signal: TSeal.01

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US Treasury Dept. sanctions eight Canadian money services businesses for moving assets in and out of Iran Says "Canada is home to hundreds of money services businesses that enable the movement of funds into and out of Iran" The action was coordinated with Canada's FINTRAC
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Operation Economic Outcast Sanctions Eight Canadian Money Services Businesses Enabling Iranian...

Operation Economic Outcast Sanctions Eight Canadian Money Services Businesses Enabling Iranian...

Several of the Targets Also Worked with Narcotrafficker and Former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding **WASHINGTON**—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the Department of the Treasury’s...

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Canada Budget Relaxes Foreign Buyer Ban by @nojoudalmallees bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Canada Budget Relaxes Foreign Buyer Ban, Includes Billions For Housing

Canada Budget Relaxes Foreign Buyer Ban, Includes Billions For Housing

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is earmarking tens of billions of dollars to reduce homelessness and expand the country’s social housing stock, and says it will loosen the foreign buyer ban...

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Canada's budget "proposes to extend the ban on foreign purchases of existing residential properties for two years, to Jan. 1, 2029, while exempting new residential properties"
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"This would help protect housing affordability by keeping the vast majority of the market available for Canadians, while unlocking additional investment in new housing supply." budget.canada.ca/2026/report…
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he did cartwheels after Democrats’ midterm election sweep. But Carney’s minister responsible for US trade, Dominic LeBlanc, warns it’s too early to celebrate. Read more in the Canada Daily newsletter. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
Carney’s US Trade Minister Warns Blue Wave Didn’t Wipe Out Tariff War

Carney’s US Trade Minister Warns Blue Wave Didn’t Wipe Out Tariff War

Plus: Canada to tackle homelessness in budget

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Minister LeBlanc says trade talks happen with "the American executive, with the cabinet secretaries that President Trump has in his government, and they remain in office today" Trump retains the power to veto anti-tariff bills, absent two-thirds majorities in Congress
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US President Donald Trump was rebuked by tariff-weary voters in midterm elections, but one of the president’s main targets — Canada — still faces a dilemma about what to do next bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @btaplatt @TW_Seal @decloet @business
Trump’s Midterm Loss Leaves Canada to Weigh a Trade Deal or Wait

Trump’s Midterm Loss Leaves Canada to Weigh a Trade Deal or Wait

Donald Trump was rebuked by tariff-weary voters in midterm elections, but one of the US president’s main targets — Canada — still faces a dilemma about what to do next.

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A Canadian body that provides financing for Indigenous groups has issued its largest-ever bond bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Canada Indigenous Group Expects Lending Boom With New Projects on Horizon

Canada Indigenous Group Expects Lending Boom With New Projects on Horizon

A Canadian body that provides financing for Indigenous groups issued its largest-ever bond, and expects to ramp up activity quickly to pay for a flurry of planned resource and infrastructure projects.

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Our Canada Daily newsletter brings you the latest on business, the economy and politics from our five bureaus across the country. Read the latest edition and subscribe: bloom.bg/4rjeFqQ
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Mark Carney said the US is “asking less” and “offering more” as Canada and the US revive trade talks after an earlier round collapsed bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Canada’s Carney Says US Has Lowered Its Demands in Trade Talks

Canada’s Carney Says US Has Lowered Its Demands in Trade Talks

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the US is “asking less” and “offering more” in trade negotiations, as the neighboring nations once again work on a potential deal after a previous round of...

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Bloomberg News is amazing. We have great reporters everywhere. And today through Thursday, our coverage is free to all -- no paywall. Follow our US midterm election blog here: bloomberg.com/news/live-blog…
Midterm Elections Updates: Polls Begin Closing With Control of Congress at Stake

Midterm Elections Updates: Polls Begin Closing With Control of Congress at Stake

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing growing pressure from business groups to allow more immigration to address Canada’s labor needs, but the prospect of welcoming more migrants carries political risk for him bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Business Groups Press Carney to Relax Canada’s Immigration Curbs

Business Groups Press Carney to Relax Canada’s Immigration Curbs

Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing growing pressure from business groups to allow more immigration to address Canada’s labor needs, but the prospect of welcoming more migrants carries political...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a wave of court challenges to his decision to fast-track an oil pipeline under a legal mechanism his government devised to speed up construction of major infrastructure bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Carney’s Push to Fast-Track Pipeline Faces Mounting Indigenous Lawsuits

Carney’s Push to Fast-Track Pipeline Faces Mounting Indigenous Lawsuits

Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a wave of court challenges to his decision to fast-track a pipeline project under a legal mechanism his government devised to speed up construction of major infrast...

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"My fundamental, basic message to the corporations is: buyers beware when you invest in British Columbia. Because we're not standing down," said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs
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Alberta oil producer Whitecap expects a federal tax “mega deduction” on capital spending to result in C$400 million ($286 million) of extra cash next year, its chief executive officer says bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Whitecap Sees $286 Million of Extra Cash From Federal Tax Break

Whitecap Sees $286 Million of Extra Cash From Federal Tax Break

Alberta oil producer Whitecap Resources Inc. expects a federal tax “mega deduction” on capital spending to result in C$400 million ($286 million) of extra cash next year, its chief executive officer...

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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warned in an interview with @ErikHertzberg that US borrowing is on an unsustainable trajectory. He offered an unusually blunt assessment of American spending, which is having an effect on global bond yields bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @business
Bank of Canada Chief Warns US Deficits Are Unsustainable and Costly

Bank of Canada Chief Warns US Deficits Are Unsustainable and Costly

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warned that US borrowing is on an unsustainable trajectory as he offered an unusually blunt assessment of American tax and spending policy, which is putting...

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President Trump congratulates Parti Quebecois Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and Conservative BC Premier-Designate Lorne Doerkson for their election wins. (I don't recall him posting about previous provincial election results.)
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Here's a gift link to that election-night story of mine he shared if, like the US President, you are interested in British Columbia politics bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
BC Left-Wing Leader Loses to Conservatives in Vote He Called

BC Left-Wing Leader Loses to Conservatives in Vote He Called

British Columbia elected its first Conservative Party majority in 98 years, swinging Canada’s third most populous province to the political right.

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Dubai’s DP World is set to unveil a deal backing potential development of Canada’s port of Churchill, a northern outpost that Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to expand for exports to Europe and other markets bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Dubai’s DP World in Talks on Alliance With Northern Canada Port

Dubai’s DP World in Talks on Alliance With Northern Canada Port

Dubai’s DP World Ltd. unveiled a deal backing potential development of Canada’s port of Churchill, a northern outpost that Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to expand for exports to Europe and other...

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The UK and Canada scrapped talks to merge their two defense financing banks after failing to agree on a location for a joint institution and terms of future membership. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
UK’s Healey Ends Talks with Canada to Merge Defense Banks

UK’s Healey Ends Talks with Canada to Merge Defense Banks

The UK and Canada scrapped talks to merge their two defense financing banks after failing to agree on a location for a joint institution and terms of future membership.

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