U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to increase tariffs on Canadian automobiles by New Year’s Day in response to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s vow to retaliate against Trump’s new levies on Canadian goods. Mackenzie Gray looks at what Carney is saying about the escalating trade war and what U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is disputing. Trump and key members of his administration are firing back at Canada over Carney’s pledge to hit some American goods with retaliatory tariffs. Eric Sorensen looks at how Trump and other White House officials are sounding off. | Global National
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and three other Cabinet ministers are also expected Tuesday morning to share details of supports for workers affected by tariffs. Carney said earlier Monday that Canada may need to move away from matching U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar and instead use more targeted retaliation aimed at protecting Canadian workers and businesses. | AP News
Carney called it the “largest” shipbuilding contract in the province’s history. The new ships will replace the coast guard’s aging heavy and medium icebreakers, fulfilling a promise made in 2019. “We will move fast. The first steel will be cut next fall, the first ship will be delivered five years later, and the full fleet will be in service five years after that,” Carney said. | Globalnews.ca
Talking points on everything from supervised consumption sites to dental care to spending less prepared for Health Min Marjorie Michel for her appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health on March 12 re: Supplementary Estimates (B) - DA| Health Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly downplays his country’s reliance on Canada despite American dependence on Canadian oil. Canada’s energy exports have not been subjected to Trump’s tariffs at any point of the Canada-U.S. trade war so far. Heather Yourex-West explains how Canadian energy could be leveraged if the trade dispute escalates and why it’s not as simple as turning off the taps. | Global National
In Saskatchewan, the Opposition NDP urged Premier Scott Moe to stop “pandering” to U.S. President Donald Trump and remove U.S. liquor again from provincial shelves. “Donald Trump has made his choice, now Scott Moe needs to make his,” NDP trade critic Kim Breckner said Monday in Saskatoon. | Globalnews.ca
Four years ago, François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) party was so far in the lead at the start of the provincial election campaign that the only debate was who would finish second. The outcome is far less certain this time around, as a new campaign begins with a slate of new leaders facing serious issues including resurgent referendum conversations and U.S. trade threats. Christine Fréchette, who succeeded Legault as premier, is expected to trigger the official start of the campaign before the end of the week, sending Quebecers to the polls for a general election on Oct. 5. | CTV News
This is quite the drama! La formation souverainiste a rapidement trouvé un successeur à l’écologiste Jeanne Robin, qui a retiré sa candidature la semaine dernière pour des raisons personnelles Surprise : c’est l’actuel député de Rosemont, Vincent Marissal, qui portera désormais les couleurs du PQ à l’autre bout de l’autoroute 40, dans la Capitale-Nationale. Il affrontera notamment son ancien collègue de Québec solidaire, l’actuel député de Taschereau Etienne Grandmont, qu’il appuyait dans la course à la chefferie de QS il y a un an à peine. | TVA Nouvelles
When it comes to voting intentions, the Quebec Liberal Party leads among decided Anglophone and Allophone voters with 55% support, followed by the Conservative Party of Quebec at 20%, ahead of the Coalition Avenir Québec (9%), the Parti Québécois (7%) and Québec solidaire (6%). | Leger
There are plans for a new party in the British Columbia legislature as politicians return this fall, with two MLAs who recently defected from the provincial Conservatives saying they want to provide an option for frustrated voters. Ian Paton, who has served as the MLA for Delta South since 2017, announced Monday that he was leaving the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. He’s the second MLA to make the move this month after Peter Milobar, who had been one of the Conservatives’ leading moderate voices, left citing a lack of “ideological alignment” with the party’s new leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay. The pair spoke to reporters in Victoria on Monday, saying they planned to register as an official party with Elections B.C. before the fall legislative session. | Victoria Times Colonist
Findlay also thanked Reann Gasper for her selfless decision to step down as an MLA and open up her riding of Abbotsford-Mission for Findlay to run. Findlay called it an incredibly generous offer and said she is truly grateful. Gasper will now serve in a leadership role as Deputy Chief of Staff. | Conservative Caucus of British Columbia
Robert Blake has emerged as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Brandon East in the upcoming provincial election following a nomination meeting held at St. Andrews Church in Brandon on Saturday afternoon. Blake won the PC nomination after a closely contested vote against Randall Massia, the only other candidate seeking the nomination.| Brandon Sun
Burnham, who was in Kyiv alongside other international leaders for Ukraine’s Independence Day, said defense firm MBDA will release details on U.K.-made parts for the SCALP missile to Ukraine to help the country assemble the weapons. The SCALP missile is the French-produced version of the U.K.’s Storm Shadow, an air-launched, high-precision missile with a range of more than 250 kilometers (155 miles). Both use shared French and British technology. | AP News
“Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone,” Bessent told a news conference on August 24, days after he and President Donald Trump warned of an “economic D-Day.” The announcement came nearly six months after the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which has roiled global markets by choking off oil supplies from the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz. The US is “ending” the threat from Iran rather than “managing” it, Bessent asserted, warning third countries that the United States will “be uncompromising in targeting any source of the [Iranian] regime’s illicit revenue.” | Radio Free Europe
Yes, Trump can hurt Canada more than Canada can hurt Trump. That part of Trump’s thinking is true. But wars are not decided only by the question Who can inflict more pain? Wars are also decided by the question Who can endure more pain? Trump’s failure to accept this truth is why he lost the Iran war—and why he is losing his trade wars. | The Atlantic (🎁 link)
The executive order would bar the U.S. Postal Service from sending mail-in ballots to voters not on lists of citizens created by federal agencies. States also would be obligated to send the ballots in envelopes that can be tracked to thwart fraud. Trump has falsely claimed that noncitizens are voting in large numbers, but studies have found that it happens infrequently. He blamed such fraud in part for his loss in the 2020 presidential election. | WaPo (🎁 link)
Every two years, The Federal Highway Administration does more-detailed studies than the ARTBA research in 2017-2019. The 2023 National Bridge Inventory-Bridge Inspection Safety database ranks bridges in three categories: Good, Fair and Poor condition. With some sorting and filtering in a spreadsheet, you can determine which states have the most bridges and percentage of bridges in each category. This isn’t really scraping per se. It’s just downloading a table on a Web page but nonetheless, this is an excellent exercise for any journalist new to data wrangling. The most valuable tool here is getting used to Google’s IMPORTHTML function. I use this tool multiple times a day to pull Canadian government spending announcements into my “OttawaSpends” database. | JournalistsToolbox.ai
Flock cameras are suddenly emerging as the next big target of populist anti-tech, pro-privacy sentiment, alongside the data centers fueling the AI boom. Flock has over 120,000 cameras across the country, the company tells Axios. Advocates say the cameras help quickly track down criminals, making cities safer. Opponents say they’re a form of constant surveillance that infringes on residents’ civil liberties. Some have even turned to sabotaging the cameras. | Axios
0750 ET : Windsor, ON - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters.
0900 ET : 135B West Block - Automotive financing industry association reps speak to reporters.
1000 ET : Toronto - LPC MP Jennifer McKelvie and Salma Zahid make an infrastructure funding announcement.
1030 ET : Toronto - Secretary of State Adam van Koeverden and LPC MP Maggie Chi make a funding announcement
1100 ET : Ottawa - Finance Min François-Philippe Champagne , Industry Min Mélanie Joly, Jobs Min Patty Hajdu and FEDDEV Min Evan Solomon announce new measures to protect and support Canadian workers and businesses.
1215 ET : Prince George, BC - Fisheries Min Joanne Thompson makes a funding announcement
1300 ET : Charlottetown - LPC MP Sean Casey makes a funding announcement
1300 ET : Oromocto, NB - LPC MP David Myles marks infrastructure upgrades at a CFB base.
1400 ET : London, ON - CPC MP Kurt Holman hosts a community barbeque.
1500 ET : Toronto - LPC MP Jean Yip campaigns in the riding of Scarborough--Agincourt
1930 ET : London, ON - CPC MPs Tamara Jansen and Andrew Lawton speak about C-218.
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