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  • White Cap-sizing Hospitals

    Stormy seas in BC as the White Caps might leave, new hospitals are canceled. And in Ottawa Carney announces something called a sovereign wealth fund.

    Links:

    • Formal offer made to relocate Vancouver Whitecaps to Las Vegas: report | CBC News
    • Rob Shaw: B.C. wrestles with the rising cost of FIFA World Cup, as Whitecaps also ask for support
    • Province cancels Burnaby Hospital agreement – Freshet News
    • B.C. cancels contracts for delayed long-term care facilities, hospital expansion, amid growing uncertainty | CBC News
    • ‘Left with half of our hospital’: B.C. gov’t cancels contract for Phase 2 of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment
    • Court shoots down lawsuit over B.C. legal profession regulatory overhaul | CBC News
    • Spring Economic Update 2026 – Canada.ca 
    • Ottawa’s economic update to show lower projected deficits, source says – The Globe and Mail
    • With $6-billion boost, Ottawa hopes to shore up labour force for its building agenda – The Globe and Mail
    • Ottawa draws mixed reviews with new sovereign wealth fund to finance major projects – The Globe and Mail
    • Liberals eye capital from airports, other assets to grow sovereign wealth fund – The Globe and Mail
    • Carney government eyes privatizing airports to attract investment, cut travel costs
    • Changes to disability tax credit broadly welcomed by opposition, advocates | CBC News
    • New PBO says economic update lacks details on targets, results | CBC News
    • State of 24 Sussex ‘an embarrassment,’ says Carney | CBC News
    • ‘The door was closed on our province’: Feds not offering pharmacare to N.L., says health minister | CBC News
    • Canada selected to headquarter new multinational defence bank, sources say | CBC News
    • Carney names former minister Jonathan Wilkinson as next EU envoy | CBC News
    • Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice officially quits NDP to run provincially for Québec Solidaire | CBC News
    • 58 min
    • If I Go to China, I’m Going to See Some Sights

      More BC Conservative leadership candidates enter, BC Green leadership candidates fundraising, Centre BC leadership drama and Carney goes to China

      Links

      • Former B.C. Liberal minister Iain Black enters B.C. Conservative leadership race | Maple Ridge News
      • Reconciliation critic Caroline Elliott seeks to head BC Conservatives | Vancouver Sun
      • ‘I’m in’: Caroline Elliott confirms run for B.C. Conservative leadership – Richmond News
      • 2025 BC Green Party Leadership Contestant Financing Reports Available | Elections BC
      • Minister’s statement on status of the decriminalization pilot program
      • Decriminalizing people who use drugs in B.C. (reports) – Province of British Columbia
      • B.C. officially ends decriminalization pilot project after concerns about public drug use
      • What Canada failed to learn from drug decriminalization in Portugal – Canadian Affairs
      • Carney’s 1st day in China secures agreement on energy — but no tariff breakthrough yet | CBC News
      • B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S. | CBC News
      • Slim Majority of Canadians (54%) Support Stronger Trade Ties with China | Ipsos
      • Two Liberal MPs cut Taiwan trip short ahead of Carney’s China visit – The Globe and Mail
      • Canada not considering a ban on X over deepfake controversy, AI minister says
      • Musk’s Grok Is Abusing Women and Children. Our Government Needs to Act | The Tyee
      • Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcry
      • X ‘acting to comply with UK law’ after outcry over sexualised images | Grok AI | The Guardian
      • NDP leadership candidate apologizes for using AI to respond to Reddit questions | CBC News
      • r/ndp on Reddit: I’m Rob Ashton, union leader and candidate for Leader of the NDP — AMA
      • I’m Tony McQuail and an NDP Leadership Candidate, AMA! : r/CanadaPolitics
      • 1 hr 1 min
      • The Most Canadian Election

        It’s the final days of the election and a breakdown of the party platforms.

        Platforms

        Liberals – Canada Strong | Liberal Party of Canada

        Conservatives – Canada First. For a Change

        NDP – Made for People. Built for Canada.

        Green – Plans – Green Party Of Canada

        Bloc – Plateforme politique -2025- | Bloc Québécois

        Links

        Green Party going to court after being dropped from election debates

        Estimate of Turnout at Advance Polls Now Available – Elections Canada

        Cost Estimates – 45th General Election

        Conservatives, Liberals called out over lack of ‘prudence’ in platforms

        Conservatives update platform to include omitted ‘anti-woke’ promise | CBC News

        Poilievre may lose his Ottawa-area riding as Liberals poised to sweep the region – The Globe and Mail

        Ontario raises questions over future of $10-a-day child-care deal | Globalnews.ca

        Tensions with N.S. premier simmered as Poilievre made his sole stop in the province | CBC News

        1 hr 6 min
      • Seven Liberals Enter, One Will Leave as Prime Minister

        The nomination deadline for Liberal Leader has past. We break down who is in, and what they want to do. Plus a look at the upcoming fight over US tariffs.

        Links

        • 7 Liberal leadership candidates say they’ve submitted nomination papers as deadline passes | CBC News
        • Karina Gould pitches policies as she officially enters race for Liberal leadership
        • ‘Canadians have lost trust in our party,’ Liberal leadership hopeful says while taking a swipe at Trudeau | CBC NewsThe Next Generation of the Liberal Party of Canada – Karina Gould
        • Liberal leadership launches: Freeland pledges tariff fight, Gould pitches carbon tax freeze – National | Globalnews.ca
        • Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source | CBC News
        • Party Renewal Plan | Leadership Campaign
        • Trump reiterates Feb. 1 tariff deadline, muddying timeline for trade action – POLITICO
        • Trump tells World Economic Forum U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil, gas, autos or lumber
        • If Trump tariffs Canada, Trudeau backs ‘dollar-for-dollar’ matching response – National | Globalnews.ca
        • Ford tells LCBO to clear U.S. booze from shelves if Trump imposes tariffs | Globalnews.ca
        • B.C. could stop buying U.S. alcohol in response to Trump tariffs, premier says | Globalnews.ca
        • Ottawa has done nothing to actually seize millions from Russian oligarch | CBC News
        • Canada’s immigration department cutting 3,300 jobs, prompting concerns over backlogs and processing times
        • Short-term rental registry will deliver more homes, ensure hosts follow rules
        • Final report of foreign interference inquiry to be made public next Tuesday 
        • Doug Ford planning to call Ontario election next Wednesday: source | CBC News
        • Official Websites of the Candidates (other than Ruby Dhalla, who does not appear to have one)

          • Karina Gould, 
          • Chrystia Freeland,
          •  Mark Carney,
          •  Jaime Battiste,
          •  Chandra Arya,
          •  Frank Baylis
          • Michael Clark (maybe)
          • 52 min

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