It’s…pipeline season? 🛢️

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Apparently it’s pipeline season. The Alberta gov has pitched a route and builders for a new pipeline to the B.C. coast, with Premier Danielle Smith announcing the province’s submission to the federal Major Projects Office in a joint press conference with Prime Minister Carney last Thursday. The proposed pipeline would follow the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, delivering more than one million barrels a day to tankers. Earlier Thursday, Ottawa signed a multibillion-dollar memorandum of understanding with B.C., including a commitment to keep the North Coast oil tanker ban in place. Reactions are rolling in, with Energy Minister Tim Hodgson calling the proposed pipeline a good investment for Canadian taxpayers, and Premier Eby saying the deal doesn’t force B.C. to support the pipeline project, but his province won’t fight it in court. A few days later, Alberta and Ontario pitched a new pipeline route to move oil east, in an effort to reduce Canada’s reliance on foreign markets. Manitoba, however, has refused to join the project, which is still in its early stages, with major questions remaining around cost and who would foot the bill.

The uncertainty also continues when it comes to trade. As expected, on July 1 the Trump administration declined to automatically renew the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (aka CUSMA) for another 16 years, triggering an annual review process for the next decade. The trilateral trade deal is now in limbo, with plenty of uncertainty about what happens next. “We don’t have any more predictability about the annual review process because this is somewhat uncharted territory.” said Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. According to a group of Canadian trade and foreign policy experts, Canada must now live with a zombie trade pact, but they warn that fear of prolonged uncertainty shouldn’t pressure Canada into rushing a deal if one comes along.

Vlog Views: PM Carney’s vlog is back. He released his second Forward Guidance video last week, this time focused on Canada’s energy future. He said the Trudeau gov’s climate plan was well intentioned and suited for the times it was made, but that the world has changed. PM Carney called the plan too expensive and divisive, while also acknowledging Canada’s emissions will be higher in the next few years than they would have otherwise been.

Museum Matters: Canada’s Heritage Minister Marc Miller is sharing his thoughts on an exhibit about displaced Palestinians at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Miller visited the museum last week and was troubled by how the exhibit portrays the conflict that began in October 2023. Miller says the museum should change how it presents the current conflict and update the museum’s oversight.

Military Mode: Canada’s military buildup continues, including an announcement earlier this week on who will build the Canadian navy’s new fleet of submarines. Since being elected, PM Carney has committed billions of dollars to defence and plans to roughly triple Canada’s defence spending over the next decade. Listen to this audio documentary for a deeper dive into what’s happening.

Canada’s historic World Cup run is over, after a 3-0 loss to Morocco on Saturday in the round of 16. While the team won’t be moving on to the quarterfinals, it was still an impressive tournament. After all, before this year’s World Cup, Canada’s men’s national team had never scored a point in a World Cup match. In a statement, the team said “right now, the hurt is real,” adding that Canada’s football journey is “only just beginning.” P.S. Speaking of major competitions, we’re officially entering our Eurovision era. Canada will make its Eurovision debut in 2027, meaning there’s time to catch up on everything you need to know about the annual music competition.

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