Canada
Premiers make diplomatic push on Trump's tariff threat in D.C.
Top of Global National Tuesday ..
Many Canadians were blindsided by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to slap 25 per cent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, despite previously saying there would be no tariffs until March 4. David Akin explains how Canada's premiers are in Washington, D.C. trying to convince Trump that tariffs will be terrible; and what to know about Canada's newly-appointed fentanyl czar, Kevin Brosseau.
'Unacceptable': Trudeau calls Trump tariffs on aluminum and steel 'entirely unjustified' After two days of avoiding talking about tariffs, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally addressed the economic elephant in the room during the Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit in Paris, France. “Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be entirely unjustified… We will be working with the American administration over the coming weeks to highlight the negative impacts on Americans and Canadians of these unacceptable tariffs,” the PM said. Mackenzie Gray reports.
‘We need to stick together': Concern in steel industry over possible tariffs Tens of thousands of Canada's steel and aluminum workers will be among the hardest hit when U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs kick in. Caryn Lieberman speaks with people in Hamilton, Ont., where the steel industry once dominated the economy, about how they're bracing for impact.
Should you speed up your car purchase as Trump imposes metal tariffs? Amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to impose costly tariffs on steel and aluminum, several automotive experts are advising Canadians in the market for a new or used vehicle to accelerate their timelines to get ahead of possible price hikes. Anne Gaviola reports.
Federal Politics: Week of February 10
With Mark Carney as leader, Liberal support would rise to 37% (+6), while Conservative support would drop to 37%, suggesting Carney could attract voters and improve the party’s electoral chances. On the other hand, If Chrystia Freeland led the Liberals, support would decline to 28% (-3), giving the Conservatives a stronger lead at 39%.
Cut taxes, capped credit card fees among Liberal leader hopeful Chrystia Freeland’s platform
Chrystia Freeland said that she will cut taxes on income and new housing, cap credit card interest rates, tackle rising grocery costs and build more child care spaces.
Who is running to replace Martin Shields as the next Bow River Conservative candidate?
Historically Bow River has been a stronghold for the Conservatives where in the past three elections they have received over 69 per cent of the vote. At the time of publication, three men have so far stepped up to represent the Conservative Party in the riding.
The Provinces
Alberta minister says third party to help probe into lucrative health contracts
"We are going to have an external party do it, and so I am looking forward to making information - as much as possible - public so that people know what's going on," LaGrange told reporters at the legislature Tuesday. "People deserve to know what's going on and we want to make sure that happens.”
Quebec government calls byelection in former Parti Québécois stronghold of Terrebonne
The Terrebonne riding had been held by former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon since the Coalition Avenir Québec formed government in 2018, but it had previously been a stronghold of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois going back to 1976.
Elsewhere
Trump threatens Canadian cars with tariffs up to 100%
In an sit-down interview with Fox News, U.S. President Donald Trump said Canada “stole” the automobile industry from the United States.
Musk and Trump appear in Oval Office to talk DOGE
President Trump and Musk stood by their cost-cutting efforts. They said "billions" in waste had already been discovered, but offered few specifics on how they were arriving at those estimates. Got to say, this was one of the strangest media availabilities I've ever seen, made weirder with Musk's young son crawling all over him and Trump's desk.
Media
Thomson Reuters wins an early court battle over AI, copyright, and fair use
On Tuesday, US District Court of Delaware judge Stephanos Bibas issued a partial summary judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Ross Intelligence, a legal AI startup. Filed in 2020, it’s one of the first cases that will deal with the legality of AI tools and how they are trained, often using copyrighted data scraped from somewhere else without license or permission.
'BT' fans react in anger to Meredith Shaw and Sid Seixeiro exit
In a statement to Postmedia, a spokesperson for Rogers Sports & Media did not indicate what led to the pair’s departure and said it was part of the show’s “evolution.”
The Calendar
- 0900 ET: Montreal - Public Services and Procurement Min Jean-Yves Duclos makes an announcement about an RCAF project.
- 0900 ET: Edmonton - PrairiesCan Min Terry Duguid makes a funding announcement
- 1030 ET: Lansdowne, ON - Public Safety Min David McGuinty tours a border port-of-entry.
- 1045 ET: Breslau, ON - FEDDEV Min Ruby Sahota makes a funding announcement
- 1300 ET: North Vancouver - Treasury Board President Anita Anand makes a funding announcement
- 1300 ET: Sudbury, ON - LPC MP Marc Serré makes a funding announcement
- 1345 ET: Waterloo, ON - FEDDEV Min Ruby Sahota makes a funding announcement
- 1400 ET: Mansfield-et-Pontefract, QC - LPC MP Sophie Chatel makes a funding announcement
- 1530 ET: Edmonton - PrairiesCan Min Terry Duguid speaks with business leaders.
- 1730 ET: Toronto - CPC MP Tom Kmiec campaigns in the riding of Beaches--East York.
