Canada
As Canada braces for Trump tariffs, ‘there is still hope,’ Joly says
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is in D.C. for a bilateral visit, during which she met with Republicans and Democrats in an effort to prevent U.S. tariffs.
Freeland will run to be Liberal leader: ‘Running to fight for Canada’
Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has officially thrown her hat in the ring to replace Trudeau as the next Liberal leader. Her dramatic resignation as finance minister set the stage for Trudeau to eventually step down. But Freeland faces an uphill battle to distance herself from some of Trudeau's signature policies, Mackenzie Gray reports on Global National.
La menace de tarifs de Donald Trump est réelle et voici comment le Canada peut y répondre, par Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland: Nous devons prendre notre souveraineté au sérieux et être prêts à nous battre pour elle, écrit Chrystia Freeland. Freeland had a matching op-ed Friday on the Toronto Star's Web site but the Star is paywalled -- odd, since I doubt a lot of Liberals in Vancouver, Halifax, or Edmonton pay for a TorStar sub -- so here is the non-paywalled version, albeit en français, in Le Devoir.
Mark Carney's campaign asked to stop using logo by CEO of MetCredit
The CEO of MetCredit, a national collection agency, is asking the campaign of Liberal leader hopeful Mark Carney to stop using a logo that looks uncannily similar to his company’s.
Candidate's French comments prompt a stern lecture from Liberals
"Minister Duclos relayed many of the concerns expressed by his Quebec caucus colleagues, and the disappointment felt by his colleagues and Liberal members after comments made by Mister Arya, notably that French was not important for Quebecers,” Duclos’ spokesperson Guillaume Bertrand said in a statement.
Conservative Lead Narrows to 11 Points
The Liberal Party has seen a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes in recent weeks. Following Chrystia Freeland’s resignation a month ago, the Conservative lead had reached an all-time high of 25 points. In our latest polling, however, that advantage has narrowed to just 11 points, with the Conservatives leading 39 points to 28.
The Case against Playing It Safe in the Liberal Leadership Race
Colin Horgan: That means no technocrats. No managers. No elites. Good advice to LIberals here from someone who once wrote speeches for PMJT
Inside the Conservative Party’s growing alliance with right-wing Hindu groups
Hindu organizations are springing up in Canada, often parroting Conservative talking points about crime, cost of living, and anti-LGBTQ politics. I've never heard of this publisher -- The Breach -- but this is a long piece with some interesting reporting in it so I thought I'd pass it along. If there is a chief deficiency in this piece it is that It fails to even acknowledge that two of the most senior members of Poilievre's inner circle are turban-wearing Sikhs: the co-deputy leader Tim Uppal and the finance critic Jas Hallan. There are, so far as I know, no Hindus in the CPC national caucus. Again: read the piece for yourself but, in my day-to-day work covering the federal Conservative caucus, I do not see any evidence of a "growing alliance" between the CPC and Hindu groups.
VIDEO : "Is life really better in Surrey or Brampton, today? Trudeau didn't even get us flights to Amritsar. Everything is worse than before Justin Trudeau and everything will be better when I'm prime minister" Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre makes his pitch to Sikh Canadians. -DA
Federal Conservatives say they won't let Doug Currie run again in Charlottetown
The Conservative Party of Canada says it will not allow former P.E.I. cabinet minister Doug Currie to run for the party's nomination in Charlottetown, citing what the party calls "serious misrepresentations and violations" of its rules.
CEO appearance on the Main Estimates 2024-2025 before the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
Just published via the federal government's Open Data portal: The briefing material prepared for Elections Canada's Chief Electoral Officer's Sep 17, 2024 appearance before a Senate committe.
The Provinces
Premier Danielle Smith to spend 5 days in Washington, D.C., for Trump inauguration
Beginning Saturday, the province said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to meet with energy industry leaders and elected officials in an effort to promote 'an era of partnership.'
Course à la direction du PLQ | Denis Coderre dépose sa candidature et menace de poursuivre Revenu Québec
L’ex-maire de Montréal Denis Coderre a profité du dépôt de sa candidature à la chefferie libérale, vendredi, pour annoncer qu’il comptait mettre en demeure Revenu Québec, qu’il accuse « d’abus de droit inacceptable ».
Elsewhere
Trump to arrive in Washington for inaugural celebrations marking his return to power
Donald Trump is returning to Washington to kick off days of pageantry to herald his second inauguration as president.
A Weakened Iran's New Russia Pact Comes In Shadow Of Distrust
The new partnership agreement [between Iran and Russia] comes with the Islamic republic at one of its weakest points in recent history. Iran’s economy is in shambles, and its so-called “axis of resistance” is significantly weakened -- or even dead, as some would argue.
Media
Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving — and where gaps persist
These mapping and assessment initiatives come as local newspapers increasingly shrink or disappear from communities. Papers have vanished at a clip of roughly two per week, according to a study from Northwestern University’s State of Local News Project. Coupled with broader cuts in funding and staff, the development has led to what researchers call “ghost papers” and “news deserts.”
Science and tech
A new research program led by Concordia is Indigenizing artificial intelligence
A new initiative steered by Concordia researchers is challenging the conversation around the direction of artificial intelligence (AI). It charges that the current trajectory is inherently biased against non-Western modes of thinking about intelligence — especially those originating from Indigenous cultures.
