Via Rail issues

Via Rail has temporarily suspended sales of its Canada 150 Youth Pass as it works on some technical issues with its online booking engine.

The high demand for the pass, which went on sale Tuesday; is causing technical difficulties.

The 150-dollar pass offers travellers between the ages of 12 and 25 unlimited travel across Canada in July, or students 26 and older with a valid student I-D.

Trump trade study

President Trump will be ordering a study of America’s major trading partners to find out which ones are using abusive trade practices to run export surpluses, through anti-competitive trade practices.

The ultimate goal is to quantify exactly how much of the U-S global trade deficit is due to supposedly unfair practices, and seek remedies for the imbalance.  Canada has the smallest surplus of any country.