politics
Outgoing Gov. Gen. says she questioned completing full term due to age, job demands
Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she wondered halfway through her five-year mandate whether she’d be able to complete the full term due to her age and the demands associated with the position. Source link
Can Mark Carney get Canadians to trust AI?
Mark Carney’s Liberal government wants Canada to embrace artificial intelligence technology. It apparently believes that, for the country’s economic sake, Canada needs to embrace AI. But it understandably sees Canadians’ lack of trust in AI as an obstacle to that. Source link
Ottawa's mixed fleet of F-35s and Gripens could total more than 100 aircraft, sources say
The federal government would still be looking at a fleet of 72 to 88 U.S.-made F-35s, even if it moves forward with Saab’s Gripen, sources tell CBC News. Several sources said Ottawa is exploring a purchase of 72 Gripens, which would create up to 9,000 jobs and would be the largest industrial project in Canada. […]
CFIA announces temporary ban of Texas livestock to prevent spread of screwworm
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday that it would temporarily restrict livestock from entering Canada from affected parts of the United States, after screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was confirmed on a farm in Texas. Source link
U.S., Canadian officials warn of anticipated surge in FIFA World Cup dupes
Security officials are anticipating a surge of counterfeit goods entering Canada and the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup and some warn Canadian laws don’t go far enough to stop it. Source link
Toronto Liberal MP Erskine-Smith tells supporters he's leaving federal politics
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has emailed his supporters confirming he will resign his seat in the House of Commons and invited volunteers to an event to celebrate his decade of public service. Source link
Too soon to declare a recession, says Canada's unofficial authority on calling them
The C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council, which is traditionally viewed as the arbiter for calling a recession in Canada, says it does not accept two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction as the definition of a technical recession. Source link
Carney says more work to do on U.S. trade talks after negotiators return from Washington
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his negotiating team made “some progress” during trade talks in Washington this week, but there’s still “lots more to do” to land an overall agreement. Source link
Black advocates call out Carney government for excluding them from diversity council
Advocates for Black Canadians say the Carney government is reinforcing the barriers they face by launching an inclusivity council that does not include any Black people. Source link
Accused al-Qaeda sleeper agent's deportation case needs to be re-evaluated, court says
The Federal Court hit pause on the government’s decades-long attempt to deport accused al-Qaeda sleeper agent Mohamed Harkat, ordering the case to be reviewed by reviewed by fresh eyes. Source link