Feta issue must crumble before Greek ratification of Canada-EU trade pact, says envoy

Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis says Ottawa is ‘reluctant’ to hand over a list of Canadian producers of feta cheese prior to CETA being in place.
de Adder’s Take: 03-26-2025

Day four: Poilievre tackles his Quebec problem

Plus, Carney’s defence platform, and the questions it raises.
Day three: Carney tours Nova Scotia, Poilievre in the GTA

Plus, what our top officials had to say about foreign interference in the election.
Where are they now? Catching up with more ex-staffers

For one, Tyler Norman, a former senior policy adviser to then-deputy PM and finance minister Chrystia Freeland, is now chief of staff to B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey.
Politicians, start your engines: the campaign kickoff

The Hill Times
If all the world’s a stage, Scott Simms has found it

Scott Simms moonlights as an actor, Mark Carney’s book is back on The Globe’s bestselling list, Australian defence minister says Canada will stand up for itself, Liberals recruit former Quebec provincial finance minister Carlos Leitão, and Evan Solomon to run for Liberals, and more.
de Adder’s Take: 03-24-2025

And we’re off—election campaign 2025 is underway

Canada’s 45th general election will cost an estimated $536-million, according to Elections Canada.
Mexico’s ambassador to Canada to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on March 25

MONDAY, MARCH 24 Air Canada President to Deliver Remarks—Michael Rousseau, president and CEO of Air Canada, will discuss the airline’s vision for the future at a lunch event hosted by the Canadian Club Toronto. Monday, March 24, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Details: canadianclub.org. TUESDAY, MARCH 25 Mayor’s Breakfast—Goldy […]