Canada
4 more Trudeau cabinet ministers quit amid Liberal turmoil
There is more turmoil within the upper levels of the federal government, with four more Liberal cabinet ministers not seeking re-election. David Akin explains who is resigning, why, and how it intensifies the scrutiny on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership.
Poilievre security clearance questions
While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing Trudeau of lying about allegations of Conservative parliamentarians involved in foreign interference, Poilievre cannot verify the information for himself because he refuses to get the necessary security clearance to do so. Global National's Eric Sorensen looks at whether Poilievre's explanation stands up to scrutiny.
PM’s allegations against Conservatives 'not worthy of politics': Mulcair
"It was a planned hit on Poilievre," former NDP leader Thomas Mulcair said when asked about PM Trudeau's testimony Wednesday at PIIFI - DA
Poilievre has sunk politics to a low. Trudeau is joining him
Susan Delacourt: The NDP has been sounding like the adult in the room at many points in this dispute. When Poilievre argued in his lengthy statement on Wednesday that his chief of staff had been briefed on security and heard nothing of internal Conservative problems, MP Charlie Angus couldn’t resist. “OK, let me get this straight,” Angus said on social media. “Pierre Poilievre is demanding Trudeau tell him what Poilievre doesn’t want to find out for himself.”
The Provinces
Catherine McKenney to seek Ottawa Centre provincial NDP nod
The former mayoral candidate hopes to represent the Ontario NDP in the downtown riding, they announced Thursday.
Elsewhere
U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot
The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign against Sikh separatists.
India says it has 26 extradition requests pending with Canada
Bilateral relations between the two nations have plunged to a new low this week after Ottawa linked India to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.
Media
Identifying bias in your writing — with generative AI
Generative AI is notoriously biased itself — but it has also been trained on more material on bias than any human likely has. So, unlike a biased human, when you explicitly ask it to identify bias in your own reporting, it can perform surprisingly well.
The Calendar
- Toronto - PM Trudeau meets with union members.
- 0900 ET: Sorel-Tracy, QC - Treasury Board President Anita Anand makes a funding announcement
- 0930 ET: Calgary - Women and Gender Equality Min Marci Ien announces Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case
- 1000 ET: New Glasgow, NS - Housing and Infrastructure Min Sean Fraser makes a funding announcement.
- 1000 ET: Stratford, PE - Agriculture Min Lawrence MacAulay makes a funding announcement
- 1000 ET: Val Therese, QC - LPC MP Marc Serré makes a funding announcement
- 1100 ET: Shawinigan, QC - Innovation Min François-Philippe Champagne makes a funding announcement
- 1100 ET: Laval, QC - LPC MP Annie Koutrakis makes a funding announcement
- 1130 ET: Winnipeg - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland , Familes and Social Development Min Jenna Sudds and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal make an announcement.
- 1200 ET: St John's - ACOA Min Gudie Hutchings makes a funding announcement
- 1400 ET: Enoch, AB - Crown-Indigenous Affairs Min Gary Anandasangaree makes an announcement.
