Business Brief: The tough economics of ‘elbows up’

News Snapshot:

Good morning. The Buy Canadian movement is colliding with rising inflation and thinning consumer patience. Today, we look at whether the cost of living will curb its momentum. In the news Retail: Couche-Tard looking at other global acquisition opportunities, as its pursuit of Seven & i inches forward. Politics: Canada is speeding up livestock feed approvals, scrapping outdated mad cow rules and rethinking produce labels to help food producers withstand tariffs. Economics: Canada’s temporary resident population has declined for the first time in three years. On our radar Bank of Governor Tiff Macklem is speaking today at 1 p.m. EDT...