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I had a great time on The Herle Burly pod this week - long-time listener, first-time caller - chatting with David Herle and Paul Wells. It’s unclear to me how to go back to panels where we can’t swear after this. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

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▶︎ Tax talks. ▶︎ BC explosion. ▶︎ Ukrainian diary. The 🇨🇦📰Roundup for SAT JAN 28 ☀️ Join 2,200+ #cdnpoli and subscribe free here 👉 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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▶︎ Nation building. ▶︎ Alberta separatism. ▶︎ Leaving Iran. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for FRI JUN 27 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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More Senate tidbits: The current representative of the Government in the Senate is Sen. Marc Gold who will retire on Jun 30. So PM Carney needs a new representative there. Or will he reconstitute a Senate Liberal caucus? Asking PMO ...

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Also of interest: 11 of the 12 Indigenous people in the 105-member Senate were appointed by Justin Trudeau. Just one was appointed by Stephen Harper. (Senators must retire at age 75)

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12/105 senators have Indigenous origins. And many of those Indigenous senators played a central role in today's #C5 debate. Many argued against the bill. But several spoke in favour. There was no roll call vote. C5 passed on a voice vote so no record of how each voted. lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlIn...

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Bill #C5 -- the One Canadian Economy Act -- just cleared the Senate unamended. It will now receive Royal Assent. #cdnponli

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The shortest communique. 5 paras with one thanking the Dutch [they did throw a great summit], none on Ukraine or China or wps or climate security or mideast or Balkans or missions in the Baltics or .... anything else that nato does. Is it the Appeasement Summit? Maybe 1/2

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Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models: Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...

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On CNN, PM Mark Carney tells interviewer Christiane Amanpour: There’s now ‘an opening for diplomacy’ with Iran www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/T...

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Great long read in The New Yorker: "Rasmussen, the former NATO secretary-general ... Trump’s election as President has been considered a bigger threat to our security than Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. That’s embarrassing.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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▶︎ Euro deal. ▶︎ Phoenix fix. ▶︎ Ceasefire broken. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for TUE JUN 24 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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▶︎ US v Iran. ▶︎ Pride cancelled. ▶︎ VOA gutted. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for MON JUN 23. Read, then subscribe FREE here: david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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This Charter statement is certainly not quelling any concerns over the lawful access portion of Bill C2. If my student submitted this charter assessment of the lawful access provisions they would get a C (at best). www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/...

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For those following Bill C-5, MPs broke it up into two votes. The first, on the internal-trade elements, passed with only Elizabeth May voting against. The more contentious part, on building more bigger faster, is opposed by May, the BQ and the NDP, but is still sailing through.

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As the House rises for the summer, PM Carney, along with Indigenous Services Min Gull-Masty will speak to reporters at 1715 ET today. #cdnpoli

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New from @loriturnbull.bsky.social Lori Turnbull: Poilievre Should Win his Leadership Review, then Quit #cdnpoli www.policymagazine.ca/poilievre-sh...

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▶︎ Counter tariffs. ▶︎ Ford sorry. ▶︎ Spanish rejection. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰Roundup for FRI JUN 20 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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Remarkable. There are no MPs from MB, SK, or BC on the Agriculture committee. Only 1 MP west of Leamington ON on that committee. #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/e...

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New from me: Armed guards, no biking and exit strategies -- former NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's life under police protection | via @globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1124819...

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The finance minister says Canada won’t put a hold on its digital services tax on big tech companies, set to take effect on June 30 ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/06/19/c...

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Here are the details of Canada’s package to support steel/aluminum sector. Includes pledge to align Canada’s counter-tariffs with US levels on July 21, and to bring in anti-dumping tariffs on countries Canada doesn’t have a free trade deal with

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PMO says PM Carney will hold a press conference at 1300 ET in 3rd floor foyer of the House of Commons. He will be joined by Fin Min Champagne, Industry Min Joly, and Canada-US Min LeBlanc #cdnpoli

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Spain rejects NATO 5% defense spending push, calls proposal 'unreasonable' kyivindependent.com/spain-reject...

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▶︎ Singh's life. ▶︎ CSIS warning. ▶︎Communist FOB. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰Roundup for THU JUN 19 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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Canadian provinces, including Ontario, Alberta and BC have experienced an increase in extortion crimes in recent years. I’m asking Prime Minister Mark Carney and his government to take action to designate groups engaged in extortion and related crimes as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code.

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India, Iran using crime groups to target opponents in Canada, CSIS report says globalnews.ca/news/1124635... #cdnpoli

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DC bureau colleagues report this just happening now on WH front lawn: REPORTER: How was Prime Minister Carney toward you? TRUMP: Very good. Couldn’t have been nicer. We enjoyed the Canada stay a lot.... I think Carney is a good man. Very well. Good representative from Canada."

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Parliamentary Budget Office this morning on Liberal plan to reduce the lowest federal marginal personal income tax: will cost the govt $4.2B in 2025-26, saving tax filers an average of $90. The cost will gradually increase to $6.4B in 2029-30, saving tax filers an average of $200. #cdnpoli

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▶︎ Helping Ukraine. ▶︎ India Reset. ▶︎ Iranians flee. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for WED JUN 18 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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▶︎ Helping Ukraine. ▶︎ India Reset. ▶︎ Iranians flee. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for WED JUN 18 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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▶︎ Accelerated talks. ▶︎ Rodriguez holds. ▶︎ Trump leaves. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for TUE JUN 17 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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PM Carney's 2nd & last day at the #G7 summit includes 1x1 meetings w/ NATO Sec Gen Rutte, Ukraine Pres Zelenskyy, Brazil Prez Lula, UN Sec Gen Guterres, then a press conference. And AFTER the press conference: 1x1 with India PM Modi, Korea Pres Lee Jae Myung & Mexico's Sheinbaum.

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Hello from Banff! Good tee-up of the G7 here from the WaPo team wapo.st/4l7kjZ9 (🎁 link)

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AB Premier Smith leads party welcoming PM Carneyand Mrs Carney to Calgary. “Welcome home,” she told the PM. #g72025

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PM Carney will have a one-on-one meeting US Pres Trump Monday morning at 0900 MT in Kananaskis. #g7

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▶︎ Starmer visit. ▶︎ Kananaskis explainers. ▶︎ Trump confidence. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for SUN JUN 15 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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The Pew Centre published results of a survey asking citizens in 24 countries if they have confidence in Trump to do the right thing. I sorted that down to G7 countries and to other countries whose leaders have been invited to the #G7205. Only India has any confidence in Trump.

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Pollara with some new data ahead of UK PM Keir Starmer's visit today www.pollara.com/as-canada-us...

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Canada’s foreign ministry is advising Canadians to leave the Middle East if possible as conflict between Israel and Iran worsens. In a statement Ottawa urged “Canadians in the Middle East to ensure their travel documents are valid and to leave via commercial options if safe.”

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Seven partners at Willkie Farr & Gallagher — a prominent law firm that cut a deal with President Trump to avoid a potentially punishing executive order — announced that they were departing to join a firm that helped successfully challenge one of Trump’s orders in court.

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Scoop: Threat intelligence reports obtained by WIRED and @propertyofthepeople.org show military and state-run fusion centers are tracking civilian-made ICE encounter maps, while others distribute "threat" alerts about tomorrow's "No Kings" protests. By me @wired.com (free to read):

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"It's Not Your Job To Win An Interview": Alex Wellstead On How to Talk to Media open.substack.com/pub/northpol... #media

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▶︎ G7 previews. ▶︎ Premier popularity. ▶︎ Israel attacks. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for FRI JUN 13 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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Breaking news: Israel launched a “preemptive strike” on Iran, said Israel's defense minister Israel Katz. Katz declared a “special emergency situation” in Israel in anticipation of a potential retaliatory attack.

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The Information and Privacy Commissioner said she ordered the government to recover deleted Greenbelt emails, which they did, except "those that were permanently deleted." "We have no way of knowing the circumstances around that," she said. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1123783...

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Carney should rescind Modi’s G7 invite over surveillance of Jagmeet Singh: NDP globalnews.ca/news/1123848...

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▶︎ Singh Surveilled. ▶︎ Election myths. ▶︎ Moe's retreat. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for THU JUN 12 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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Lastest premiers' approval ratings from pollster Angus Reid Institute.

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