Canada
Trump threat overshadows 1st Liberal leadership debate
He wasn't on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump's shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night's French-language debate.
Liberal leadership hopefuls take on Trump, Poilievre in French debate
For those wanting a deeper catch-up, The Gazette's Andy Riga live-blogged the event with video. -DA
Carney and French
CPC MP Melissa Lantsman was one of dozens of CPC MPs who jumped on a language error Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney. In a discussion on the Middle East, Carney said, in French, that he agrees with Hamas. If you click through on this, you'll see the video. What followed was an immediate correction by Freeland of Carney's language error while at least one conservative French speaker conceded believe Carney clearly sounded like he wanted to say "We are in agreement on Hamas." Still: The CPC were not letting Carney off the hook and dozens of Conservative MPs posted this clip or re-posted this clip. -DA
[Politial ad] Carney campaign
An from the Mark Carney campaign featuring Carney's daughter. I've seen a lot of political ads in my day and this compares favourably to some of the best I've seen. -DA
Bloc québécois | Réunion des élus dans un contexte de sondages défavorables
Alors que le Bloc québécois est en fort recul dans les intentions de vote, ses députés se réunissent mardi et mercredi pour ce qui a toutes les allures d’une ultime rencontre de caucus avant le déclenchement d’élections générales.
Federal Electoral Districts - Canada 2023
A resource for you political data hounds: Elections Canada at this link is publishing the shape files for the new federal electoral district riding boundaries. DA
The Provinces
N.S. premier retreats on bill that allowed firing of auditor general without cause
Tim Houston says he no longer supports the bill's amendments, which would have also permitted ministers to veto the release of auditor reports.
Alberta cabinet minister denies allegations by ousted AHS president
Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams says his concern over an investigation into AHS procurement stemmed from allegations of misspent public dollars, and not who was being investigated.
10 ridings to watch on election day in Ontario
Thursday is election day in Ontario, and while the polls have consistently had the Progressive Conservatives cruising to re-election, there are various ridings across the province in which the results may come down to the wire or have broader implications. Here are 10 ridings to watch on election night:
Citing Elon Musk, city councillor wants Ottawa to suspend its X accounts
Coun. Laura Dudas says city should find alternatives to 'very negative' platform
Elsewhere
Trump says tariffs on Canada, Mexico ‘on time’ for March 4 deadline
Canada could face sweeping tariffs of 25 per cent on goods and 10 per cent on energy exports, but President Donald Trump has postponed the tariffs before.
Canada pledges $5B in seized Russian assets for Ukraine on war anniversary
Canada will send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine using funds from seized Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at a peace and security summit in Kyiv.
Media
Lester Holt is stepping down as anchor of ‘NBC Nightly News’
When Holt was elevated to the job in 2015, he was the first African-American solo anchor of a weekday network nightly newscast. While broadcast TV audiences have declined in recent years, the nightly newscasts on NBC, ABC and CBS can still draw a combined 20 million viewers on a good night.
Science and tech
Google Maps users say Canada’s provincial parks are being labelled as ‘state parks’
State parks in America are protected areas of land that also fall under the name of state forests, national parks, landmarks, national grasslands and more.
Google Confirms Gmail To Ditch SMS Code Authentication
“Over the next few months, we will be reimagining how we verify phone numbers,” Richendrfer told me; “Specifically, instead of entering your number and receiving a 6-digit code, you’ll see a QR code being displayed, which you need to scan with the camera app on your phone.”
The Calendar
- 0830 ET: Sherbrooke, QC - Revenue Min Elisabeth Briere makes a funding announcement
- 1100 ET: Montreal - Innovation Min François-Philippe Champagne speaks to the chamber of commerce.
- 1800 ET: Toronto - LPC MP Julie Dzerowicz hosts a Canada-US Relations Town Hall meeting.
- 2000 ET: Montreal - The Liberal Party of Canada holds a leadership contest debate.
