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WindsorThere are concerns about the federal government’s tariff support program application response times and program rules, according to two prominent Windsor-Essex industry groups. Frustration in Windsor-Essex over application processing timelines for tariff relief fundingActon Clarkin · CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 21Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020. (Rob Gurdebeke/Canadian Press)After the federal government’s recent expansion of a program to support Canadian businesses impacted by cross-border tariffs, there are concerns about the government’s application response time and program rules, according to two prominent Windsor-Essex industry groups. “Companies were waiting since May and had not received a response,” said Nicole Vlanich, the Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Moldmakers (CAMM).

Rob Waters moved from Virginia to San Francisco to focus on building his AI startup, Kanawai AI. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rob Waters, a former Google employee who was laid off last November. The 42-year-old cofounded Kanawai AI and lives in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity. In November 2025, I was on a flight to Los Angeles to meet with a customer when my laptop screen suddenly went black. My laptop rebooted, but when I tried to log back in, it didn't work. Then I felt my personal phone buzz. I had an email from Google HR saying I'd been impacted by a layoff and my role was no longer necessary. I had no notice. My access was cut off immediately. I had to email the customer I was flying to meet from my personal account and cancel our meeting. The timing felt like something out of a movie — like I couldn't make it up. I'd spent nearly six years at Google. Working there had been a dream of mine, and by the end, I was leading the data analytics and AI sales specialist team for Google Public Sector. Now, suddenly, it was over. I had a chance to return to GoogleI landed in Los Angeles around 12:30 in the morning.