CANADA Daily News and Updates

Air Updates

Air Canada Cargo Shipment Impacts During CUPE Labour Negotiations

Ocean Updates

• Citizen Watch of Port of Contrecoeur Denounces Hasty Start of Construction of the Port
• U.S. and China Square Off at UN Maritime Security Debate

International Business/Government

• China Slaps Temporary 75.8% Duties on Canadian Canola

Air Updates

Air Canada Cargo Shipment Impacts During CUPE Labour Negotiations

Having received notice from CUPE that its 10,000 flight attendants intend to strike, Air Canada has issued 72-hour notice. To provide its customers with certainty, as of August 13, the airline began a phased wind-down of most of its operations, to be completed over three days.

Acceptance dates for specific commodities are included in an Air Canada Cargo alert.

Ocean Updates

Citizen Watch of Port of Contrecoeur Denounces Hasty Start of Construction of the Port

Members of Citizen Watch Port of Contrecoeur deplore the start of construction and work on the Port of Contrecoeur.

Several studies and surveys, they say, show that the impact of the port on the daily lives and health of residents of Contrecoeur and surrounding area will be very significant. Traffic will increase by up to 1,200 trucks per day and air pollution will worsen.

The group is asking regional authorities to ensure the ecological conservation of the port.

Read more in an article from FM103.3 (translated from French).

U.S. and China Square Off at UN Maritime Security Debate

The United Nations’ Security Council held a high-level open debate on maritime security on August 11, providing an opportunity for the United States and China to trade accusations over each other’s behaviour. The meeting was presided over by the current president of the Security Council, Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino, creating the forum for the countries to square off on Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to resume control of the Panama Canal.

Mulino used the forum to reassert Panama’s sovereignty. He reiterated that the canal belongs to Panama and called for its continued neutrality. He said this was the “best defence” against global threats.

Read more in an article from The Maritime Executive.