Conservative leadership race

Tory leadership candidate Lisa Raitt is taking aim at two of her rivals in particular in her latest speech.

Raitt says she’s confident Canadians will return the Conservatives to power if they select a principled leader with sensible policies. She slammed Kellie Leitch for embracing Donald Trumps philosophy and potential candidate celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary, of Shark Tank, as a TV entertainer with no filter.

Costly drywall

A federal tribunal is calling for barriers to stay on American drywall imports.

It says U-S-made drywall dumped into Western Canada at lower than normal prices has hurt the Canadian industry in recent years. Preliminary duties imposed last September are being replaced by permanent duties which will impose a tarriff if the imports fall below a certain price. The tribunal says it’ll mean higher construction costs especially in areas like Fort McMurray, will continue.