AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSettlement Trade Sanctions: The UK says it’s joining a coalition to ban goods tied to illegal Israeli settlements, targeting construction, infrastructure, financing and real estate services—while UN experts call it a “potentially seismic shift” and note Canada is among the countries backing similar measures. West Bank Housing Push: Rights groups warn Israel’s E1 plan would make a future Palestinian state “impossible,” after tenders advanced for thousands of homes near Jerusalem. Affordable Housing Buy: Ottawa Community Housing bought 503 units in Nepean (369 townhomes plus two apartment buildings) from Minto, its biggest acquisition ever, to expand long-term supply. REIT Market Snapshot: RBC Capital Markets says Canadian REIT growth is being offset by privatizations, with the sector’s market cap stuck around $76B. Data Centre Anxiety in Ontario: A Chatham-Kent clean-energy “gigafactory” proposal sparked questions about whether it includes a data centre; the company insists it does not. Nuclear Refurb Plan: Ontario Power Generation says Pickering’s nuclear plant will go fully offline next week for refurbishment, potentially taking 10% of provincial power off-grid for years.
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