Consumer protection

  • Canadians ‘will stand up strongly’ to Trump’s tariffs

    Canadians “will stand up strongly and firmly” to Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs, Justin Trudeau has said. Speaking on the sidelines of the Paris artificial intelligence summit, the Canadian prime minister said the “unacceptable” tariffs would have a negative impact. As we have been reporting this morning, the president announced 25% tariffs on steel and…

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  • US govt threatens to ‘destroy’ Google

    The US government is considering seeking the break-up of the world’s biggest search engine, Google, which it accuses of causing “pernicious harms” to Americans. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been considering so-called remedies since a landmark court ruling in August which found Google illegally crushed its competition in online search. If the DOJ pushes ahead with…

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