MPP Daisy Wai today announced the North American Zhaobao Taichi Chuan Association’s new Zhaobao Tai Chi Senior Active Living Centre in Richmond Hill.

Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2025 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. The 2025 Budget includes measures to protect Ontario workers, businesses and jobs in the face of U.S. tariffs and continued economic uncertainty, with a plan to build an economy that is more resilient and self-reliant. The 2025 Budget furthers the government’s goal to transform Ontario into the most competitive place to invest, create jobs and do business in the G7, while investing even more in health care, education and other critical services.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system was launched on October 21, 2024. A transition period was introduced to give commercial importers additional time to post their financial security electronically while continuing to benefit from the Release Prior to Payment (RPP) Program. This transition period is ending at 3 am EDT on May 20, 2025.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is initiating investigations to determine whether steel strapping originating in or exported from China, South Korea, Türkiye and Vietnam is being sold at unfair prices in Canada and whether steel strapping originating in or exported from China is being subsidized. These practices can harm Canadian industries by undercutting Canadian prices, which undermines fair competition.