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This article outlines key business events and economic data releases expected in Canada for the coming week. Shareholders of Roots Corp will vote on Tuesday regarding a deal to take the company private with Marquee Brands. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to give a speech at the Empire Club of Canada, focusing likely on trade issues. Statistics Canada will release building permits data, manufacturing surveys, and wholesale trade figures throughout the week. Additionally, the Canadian Real Estate Association and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp are set to publish September housing market statistics. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will address the Canadian Club Toronto regarding pressures facing Canadian industries amid a trade crisis affecting companies like Stelco, which is laying off workers due to economic conditions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Shareholders of Roots Corp. will vote on Tuesday regarding a deal that would take the retailer private with Marquee Brands, which owns brands like Martha Stewart and Laura Ashley. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to give a speech to the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on Wednesday, continuing his stance as one of Canada’s key figures in the ongoing trade disputes with the United States. Economic indicators such as Statistics Canada's building permits data for August and housing starts from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., both set to be released this week, will provide crucial insights into the Canadian real estate market. Additionally, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is expected to deliver a speech at an unspecified event later in the week.
Written for “Canadian Business Outlook” on 2026-10-11,
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Shareholders of Roots Corp. will vote on Tuesday on a deal that will see the retailer taken private by Marquee Brands, the firm behind Martha Stewart, Laura Ashley and Roberto Cavalli.
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retailer → vote → Stewart
Marquee plans to partner with Joseph Mimran, the Canadian fashion visionary behind Joe Fresh, Club Monaco and Alfred Sung, to help grow the Roots brand.
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Marquee → plan → brand
Ford speech
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will give a speech to the Empire Club of Canada on Wednesday in Toronto.
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Ford → give → Toronto
Statistics Canada will release its building permits data for August on Wednesday.
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Canada → release → Wednesday
It will also publish its monthly survey of manufacturing and figures for wholesale trade in August on Thursday.
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It → publish → Thursday
The Canadian Real Estate Association will release its September home sales figures on Friday, while Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is expected to release September housing starts the same day.
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Corp. → release → starts
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will be at the Canadian Club Toronto on Friday to talk about the pressures facing Canadian industry.
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Joly → talk → industry
Last week, she sent a letter demanding that Stelco outline a plan on how its U.S.-based parent company Cleveland-Cliffs will honour its legally binding commitments made at the time of its acquisition of Stelco in 2024.
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company → send → 2024
Stelco is laying off up to 500 workers, citing an ongoing trade crisis, among other factors.
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Stelco → lay → factors
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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