AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 minutes agoMAID: Ottawa will introduce legislation to keep mental illness from being the sole basis for assisted dying, shelving an expansion planned for March 2027. The bill may also allow advance requests for people who later lose capacity. Business: The Weston family’s Wittington Investments and Fairfax Financial agreed to buy Boots’ UK and Ireland operations and related businesses for US$8.9 billion, subject to regulatory approval. Energy: Emera and Canadian Utilities plan to combine in a $72-billion merger, while ATCO will spin off its industrial services arm. Trade: Canada’s US trade surplus rose to $11.2 billion, but agri-food trade remains heavily tied to the U.S., which takes about 62% of exports. Housing and investment: Ottawa is weighing the future of its foreign homebuyer ban, while Bell plans to expand its Saskatchewan AI data centre by 895 acres. Aviation: A Delta jet clipped an Air Canada plane from Toronto at Los Angeles airport; no injuries were reported and the FAA is investigating.
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