The Daily Chase: Kenney blasts Biden over KXL; CFIB says 181,000 firms at risk of failure
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney blasted U.S. President Joe Biden late yesterday for yanking Keystone XLâs permit, called out the Trudeau government and its top envoy in Washington for not putting up more of a fight to save the pipeline, and suggested that Enbridgeâs Line 3 and Line 5 pipelines could be at risk if the federal government throws in the towel on defending KXL.
So what comes next? Kenney wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to request a meeting with the administration. Lucky for him, the new White House Press Secretary confirmed Biden will make Trudeau his first phone call to a foreign leader tomorrow. Depending on how that discussion goes, I guess weâll see how hard Kenney wants to push the idea of Trudeau imposing retaliatory sanctions. Bloomberg Markets will get views on that when Amanda speaks with policy expert Jack Mintz at 2:30 p.m.
Small businesses included in lockdown measures now eligible for up to $20k in emergency funding
Small businesses that have been required to close or restrict their services can now apply to the province for one-time funding worth between $10,000 and $20,000.
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Posted: Jan 16, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 16
Small business can qualify for the funding if they experienced a decline of 20 per cent or more in revenue in April 2020 compared to 2019.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 1:02 PM ET | Last Updated: January 15
A man holds up a sign as a group advocating for provincially mandated paid sick days for workers participates in a die-in rally outside Queens Park in Toronto, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Advocates say the federal sickness benefit doesn t offer enough protection to convince all essential workers to stay at home if they are sick.(Cole Burston/The Canadian Press)
The federal sick leave program that was created to make sure people wouldn t face financial hardship if they have to miss work due to COVID-19 is facing criticism for not protecting enough people who need it.