Canada
New Canadian PM discusses security guarantees, bilateral cooperation in call with Zelensky
Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed increasing pressure on Moscow, particularly by imposing additional sanctions against Russia's banking sector and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers.
Carney wants call with Trump, ‘respects’ his economic goals: Canadian envoy
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn in as prime minister.
Carney won’t improve Canada-U.S. relations by matching Trump, Bolton warns
John Bolton says relations with Donald Trump under Mark Carney 'can't get much worse' than under Justin Trudeau, but warns Carney needs to be careful with his language.
Conservative lead down to 4 as Liberals reach highest vote share since August 2021
Compared to our previous survey, the Liberals are up 5, the Conservatives down 5 while the NDP is up a marginal 1-point. In two months, the Liberal vote share is up 14-points (from 20% to 34%) while the Conservative vote share is down 8 (from 46% to 38%).
Conservatives push Carney to disclose personal investments
The Conservatives continued Sunday pressing their case that Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to beyond the letter of the law when it comes the federal Conflict of Interest Act and immediately disclose his financial investments. The Tories argue Canadians need to be assured that policy choices Carney might make as PM are not being made to improve his financial position. Carney, asked by Global News about his assets after Friday’s swearing-in ceremony, said he placed his assets in a blind trust — even though he would not have been required to do so for several weeks after taking office.
Federal election 2025: Where change might come in Manitoba when Carney calls the election
"Most voters are looking at this election as a binary choice between Poilievre and now Mark Carney," said Mary Agnes Welch, a partner at Winnipeg's Probe Research. "And I think that binary choice is now just kind of baked into the way we're thinking about federal politics in Manitoba and in the country." Pretty good analysis. Transcona definitely in jeopardy for the NDP but I think Winnipeg West is more in play than many realize.
Agboola tapped to take second crack at winning Saint Boniface-Saint Vital back for Conservatives
Agboola has spent 17 years working with provincial corrections, according to his LinkedIn account. In a Facebook post, Agboola said he won a contested nomination on Wednesday, defeating fellow Saint Boniface-Saint Vital electoral district association board member Nicholas Tenszen. Model's current prediction: LPC Hold by 25 points.
A quartet featuring two incumbents: Anita Anand in Oakville East and Shaun Chen in Scarborough North. Anand, in my model might just squeak it out by less than 1000 votes (1.8%). Chen is a lock to hold Scar North. (+46 pts right now; 5th safest Liberal seat in the country.). Will be tough for Khan in Calgary Shephard. Incumbent CPC MP Tom Kmiec is a 46-point favourite right now. Same in Middlesex-London where CPC MP incumbent Lianne Rood is a 32-point favourite right now. -DA
Wannabe Tory's exit sets up federal election rematch in London riding
Her withdrawal from the Tory race leaves Stephen Gallant as the lone candidate for the nomination and likely to be acclaimed, setting up a repeat of the race in the last general election in which he ran against Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos, who is seeking re-election, and returning New Democrat candidate Dirka Prout.
The Provinces
Première rencontre entre Legault et Carney
Le nouveau premier ministre du Canada, Mark Carney, a rencontré pour la première fois François Legault, dimanche après-midi, à Montréal.
A modest pot of gold at the end of the interprovincial trade-deal rainbow
CIBC Economics ...we all need to be clear-eyed about just how much the benefits of reduced internal trade barriers could offset the hit from a potential trade war with the US. After looking at the touted benefits, and the research that estimates them, we find reasons to be skeptical over claims about the size of the pot of gold waiting to be found at the end of the interprovincial trade rainbow.
Elsewhere
Letters from Canadians on why they’re canceling trips after Trump’s actions
Canadians have sent notes explaining their decisions to U.S. hotels, tourism agencies and elected officials. “The hurt is what comes through the most,” said Heather Pelham, a Vermont tourism official who estimates that her office has received about two dozen such missives. The Post reprints many letters Cdns have written. Interesting read (🎁 link)
U.S. could sign individual trade deals after Trump’s tariffs kick in: Rubio
Rubio, who did not give details of what the new deals could look like, said the United States would "reset the baseline" to ensure it was treated fairly.
Blame Canada
Timothy Snyder: The “Blame Canada” song from South Park was always a satire of America, but at least a comforting one, as it showed American self-awareness. Its last two lines: “We must blame them and cause a fuss/Before somebody thinks of blaming us!” This is now happening, as reality, and it has to be faced. Squarely faced. Democrats in the United States sometimes take comfort from the notion that a United States with Canada added would be more likely to elect Democratic than Republican presidents. This is daft. We should not imagine a hypothetical America that somehow just peacefully involves Canadians in our elections.
Media
You can learn a conference’s worth of data journalism through these NICAR tipsheets
NICAR — the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting1 — is one of my favorite annual journalism conferences, even if I haven’t been in a few years. That’s because it’s uniquely easy to benefit from even without attending. As the nation’s news nerds descend on a city (this year Minneapolis), they come bearing PDFs and slide decks and GitHub repos and all manner of tipsheets. The digital trail they leave across the web allows those of us at home to benefit from all the tools and techniques they share.
Science and tech
OpenAI calls DeepSeek 'state-controlled,' calls for bans on 'PRC-produced' models
In a new policy proposal, OpenAI describes Chinese AI lab DeepSeek as “state-subsidized” and “state-controlled,” and recommends that the U.S. government consider banning models from the outfit and similar People’s Republic of China (PRC)-supported operations.
'iPhone 17 Air' is Step Towards Slimmer iPhones Without USB-C Ports
"The iPhone 17 Air represents the beginning of a sea change for Apple," he wrote. "Apple executives say that if this new iPhone is successful, the company intends to again attempt to make port-free iPhones and move more of its models to this slimmer approach."
