Afternoon front page: Canadian exporters owed $10B in U.S. tariff refunds; release of accused murderer allegedly linked to Bishnoi gang overturned; and more
- An American lawyer explains the refund process for tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act after the U.S. Supreme Court declared them illegal, confirming refunds are being issued.
- A judge expressed concerns about Karamveer Singh’s release, citing him as a flight risk and danger to the Canadian public, highlighting the complexity of his deportation case.
- A ruling stated that denying a man the chance to appeal his deportation would be unduly punitive, as his guilty pleas were made without proper information about deportation risks.
- A 2024 survey revealed a drastic increase in perceived antisemitism among Jewish medical professionals in Canada, rising from 1% before Oct. 7 to 98% afterward.
It’s Wednesday, August 5. Here are the top stories we’re following today.
An American lawyer specializing in international trade explains how the process works for exporters to get refunds for tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act before the U.S. Supreme Court declared them illegal. “Yes, they are being refunded,” she assures us.
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The judge noted that the conditions for Karamveer Singh’s release did not ease ongoing concerns that he is both a flight risk and a “danger to the Canadian public.” The ruling makes it clear that Singh’s proceeding isn’t your run-of-the-mill deportation case.
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The judge ruled that denying the man a chance to appeal “means he will suffer the ‘unduly punitive effect’ of removal from Canada based on guilty pleas (for drug trafficking and sexual assault) that would not have been entered had he been properly informed (about the risk of deportation).”
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More than 200 years after Upper Canada’s lieutenant-governor John Graves Simcoe led the way in ending slavery, “the Liberals are intent on using selective history to take Canadians on a guilt trip,” Higgins writes. But “on Emancipation Day, Canadians can rightly reflect on the fact that this country laid the groundwork for abolishing the evils of the slave trade.”
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Among the studies cited by the report is a 2024 survey of 1,000 Jewish medical professionals in Canada. It found that only one per cent of respondents felt antisemitism was a severe problem in the medical field before Oct. 7, compared to 98 per cent after.
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However, the study found that politicians’ salaries seem to have little correlation with their constituents’ wealth. “Of the 19 American states with a higher GDP per capita than all Canadian provinces, 13 of those states pay their representatives less than any Canadian province,” the report said.
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