On Thursday, Canada-U.S. trade minister Dominic LeBlanc returned to Washington, D.C., to meet with his American counterpart in a bid to finalize a deal and avoid 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods. The meeting comes after the prime minister asked premiers to put American booze back on provincial liquor store shelves to help seal the deal. Mackenzie Gray has an update on the negotiations. | Global National
Trevor Tombe : If the [50 per cent] tariffs take effect and remain in place, I estimate that nearly 90,000 jobs across Canada could be lost. And those losses go beyond where the tariffs directly land. Alberta is a good example: its exports are barely affected by the new tariffs, yet I estimate roughly 9,000 jobs there are at risk. | The Hub
Tensions were high amongst NDP candidate Shannon Devine and Liberal candidate Tanveer Shahnawaz during the debate for this month’s federal by election in the Beaches-East York riding. “I would wonder why Torontonians had to fight so hard for months to oppose the (Billy Bishop) airport expansion when all of the MPs in Toronto are Liberal,” said Devine during the back-and-forth questioning portion of the debate on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Calvary Baptist Church on Main Street. … Though invited to take part, Conservative candidate Jim Syrbos was not in attendance. (Conservatives attending all-candidates debates is the norm, unfortunately and has been a hallmark of the modern Conservative Party since 2006) | Beach Metro Community News
Some advice from former federal and provincial deputy ministers: Implementation considerations need to be at the heart of federal government decision-making. Sequencing of the cabinet review process needs to be altered so that implementation issues are canvassed from the beginning. Political parties should be able to consult departments on implementation issues when developing their campaign platforms. | Institute for Research on Public Policy
Prepared for Justice Minister Sean Fraser for his appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women studying Bill C-16, Protecting Victims Act - April 21, 2026. | Department of Justice Canada
If Manitoba does return U.S. products to Liquor Marts as part of a potential trade deal, Kinew said Canadians should “leave it there.” “Don’t buy it. Let it sit on the shelf … and buy the Canadian stuff instead,” he said. “Let’s send a message that … we don’t like Donald Trump’s approach to trade or his way of treating Canada.” | CBC
The party says its top priorities are increasing Quebecers’ wealth, expanding health care services, giving families breathing room and strengthening the province’s autonomy within Canada. It is also promising large cuts in personal income taxes and consumption taxes after eliminating the deficit within four years. | CTV News
Other changes include the exit of Isidorou as executive director and the appointment of former B.C. Unity party leader Chris Delaney as her chief of staff, former Juno News reporter Cosmin Dzsurdzsa as coming in as caucus communications director and former Alberta Republican party executive director Apollo Chung becoming director of operations. | Vancouver Sun
A new survey by Liaison Strategies shows Chow at 49 per cent, with Coun. Brad Bradford in second place at 38 per cent. Former federal minister and late entrant to the race Chris Alexander would receive 11 per cent of the vote if the election were held tomorrow. “The ballot has moved back toward a clearer Chow advantage,” David Valantin, principal at Liaison, said. | Globalnews.ca
Asked in their own words to identify Trump’s greatest accomplishment since returning to office, nearly half (47%) say there has been none. Immigration and border security – mentioned by 17 per cent – stands well ahead of other positive responses, including strong leadership or putting America first (7%) and the economy, jobs and prices (6%). Republicans are considerably more likely to identify something positive: 78 per cent do so, compared with half (50%) of Independents and 28 per cent of Democrats. | Angus Reid Institute
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An active-duty Navy captain was placed in leadership ahead of the publisher’s resignation, sparking fears that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth might gain control of the newspaper prized for its independence. | WaPo (🎁 link)
The Alberta government is facing a fiery response to its push to expand AI data centres — so fiery that the government has launched a town hall tour to sell the plan, with Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish as the host. The second stop of the tour was on Thursday in Redwater, north of Edmonton, which is expected to host a $13-billion AI data centre project planned by tech giant Meta. It comes after Glubish on Wednesday faced jeers, badgering and boos during a town hall in the central Alberta town of Lacombe. Heather Yourex-West was in Lacombe for the tour’s opening night and found residents have serious concerns. | Global National
A government panel Tuesday broadly approved a plan to adopt what is known as a “principle code” for generative artificial intelligence businesses to protect intellectual property rights by urging firms to disclose their AI training data and methods for collecting such data to the public . . . The first principle requires businesses to disclose the generative AI models they use, their training data and methods for collecting such data on their websites and make the information publicly accessible. Meanwhile, disclosure of sensitive information will not be mandatory. | The Japan Times
1000 ET : Kitchener, ON - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and CPC MPs Kelly DeRidder and Todd Doherty speak to reporters.
1330 ET : North Vancouver, BC - GPC MP Elizabeth May campaigns in the riding of North Vancouver--Capilano
1400 ET : Turtleford, SK - Indigenous Services Min Mandy Gull-Masty and Secy of State Buckley Belanger make a funding announcement
1800 ET : Milton, ON - LPC MP Kristina Tesser Derksen hosts an LPC fundraising event.
… in 2015. Sc 2857 souvenir sheet of 5. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada. Design: Lara Minja.
This series of five stamps was first issued on Jul 3 2015 — but one of the stamps in that original issue was wrong. The Jul 3 stamp (and accompanying souvernir sheet) featuring Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta contained a picture of Hoodoos near Drumheller, not Dinosaur Provincial Park. The error was discovered July 7, 2015 and all products, including the Jul 3 souvenir sheet, containing the incorrect image were recalled. Canada Post subsequently re-issued the series with the corrected image. This is the corrected, re-issued souvenir sheet. The Scott catalogue says you might pay $300 or so for the souvenir sheet with the error — still waiting to add that to my collection — but this corrected souvenir sheet is valued at about $20. (A reminder that all the stamps you see in this section are scans from my collection.)
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