AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEU Trade & Sanctions: The UK, and now France, have moved to ban trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, targeting companies and individuals tied to settlement expansion like construction, infrastructure, financing and real estate. Canada Investment Push: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit is pitching more than 160 projects to global investors, aiming to attract up to C$1 trillion over five years as tariffs and uncertainty loom. Housing Construction Watch: CMHC data shows Saskatchewan housing starts jumped 65.5% year over year in August, with multi-unit starts up 116.7%, reinforcing the province’s fast build pace. AI Data Centre Debate (Saskatchewan): Bell plans to quadruple an AI data centre near Regina, expanding capacity to 1.2 GW; some George Gordon First Nation members question impacts even as leaders tout jobs and infrastructure. Local Development & Community Space: Parksville mayoral candidate Mike Butler is calling for “local-first” procurement for lumber and building materials, while Lambton County is building a new child-care centre near Petrolia for early 2027 operations.
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