What to watch for in the Canadian business this week:
At the table: Finance Minister Bill Morneau hosts his provincial and territorial counterparts Monday in Ottawa. Morneau has been trying to forge ahead with the $35-billion infrastructure bank.
In data we trust: Many will be watching the economic figures from Statistics Canada this week as talk ramps up that the Bank of Canada could hike its interest rate later this year. The latest data on wholesale trade, retail trade and the consumer price
index are on tap.
BlackBerry is back: A big week ahead for BlackBerry followers, with an annual general meeting on Wednesday and its firstquarter earnings set to come out Friday.
Tilting at sawmills: The softwood dispute is bound to flare up again Friday, when the U.S. is expected to announce another round of levies against Canadian softwood producers. This time, it’s deciding on antidumping duties.