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Travel Alerts Can Kill Your Coverage, and Washington Talks Put Quotas Back on the Table.
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Travel Alerts Can Kill Your Coverage
Ottawa paid for a survey of 1,850 Canadians and got an answer that might make travel insurers reach for a highlighter. Only 28 per cent knew that a change in Canada's travel advisory level can change if an insurance claim is able to get paid. Another 56 per cent didn’t know, and 16 per cent were unsure.
The report also found shaky knowledge of what Canadian embassies are able to do abroad. A third knew Ottawa can offer emergency financial help in rare cases, like an evacuation loan. Fewer than four in ten knew the government will not pay to bury someone overseas or bring remains back to Canada.
If you’re building a life abroad, an advisory update should probably be heeded since it’s a change that can turn a hospital bill into a real problem.
Read more: Global News / Canada's National Observer
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Washington Talks Put Quotas Back on the Table
Dominic LeBlanc and chief negotiator Janice Charette are in Washington again for the second time in two weeks, as an Aug. 19 tariff deadline draws close. CBC says LeBlanc is expected to meet U.S. senators and industry leaders while Canada and the U.S. double down on talks.
The Globe says negotiators have resurrected a steel and aluminum quota idea. Canadian metals shipments would be capped in exchange for lower U.S. tariffs - last fall's version put steel in the quota at 10 to 15 per cent and shipments outside it at 25 to 50 per cent.
The next U.S. move would put a 50% tariff on about five per cent of Canadian exports, including alcohol, dairy, electronics, hockey sticks, and cement.
Read more: CBC News / The Globe and Mail