Dabrusin skipping plastics summit; and Carney in Trenton today

Plus, FPT sports ministers meet in St. John’s.
Métis leaders’ infighting clouds meeting with Carney over Bill C-5

Plus, Ready. Steady. The new global tariffs are on the go.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute digs into housing policy at Aug. 6 panel

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 6 Panel: ‘Building Better Housing Policy’—The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a panel discussion addressing how immigration patterns affect supply and demand, how demographic shifts are changing housing needs, and how affordability influences key life decisions such as marriage, childbearing, and household formation. The panel will look at how municipalities and developers can respond with […]
de Adder’s Take: 08-06-2025

Anand and Champagne court Mexican power players

Plus, Carney huddles with the premiers, his cabinet.
New bus tour showcases Black history in Ottawa

Plus: Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall won’t reoffer, ITK president Natan Obed seeks a fourth term, and American author Cynthia Miller-Idriss will speak in Ottawa this fall.
Latest numbers on U.S. tariff impacts incoming

Plus, the next candidates’ forum for the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection is happening in Alberta.
A roundup of Immigration Minister Diab’s team so far

Elizabeth Cheesbrough has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the minister, while Lisa Cheskes reprises her role as director of case management.
de Adder’s Take: 08-04-2025

Canada’s Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr to speak at Aerospace Defence and Security Expo in B.C. on Aug. 7-8

TUESDAY, AUG. 5 Lecture on Green Hydrogen and the Clean Energy Transition—The Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts a hybrid lecture on “Green Hydrogen: Navigating the Hype, Realities, and Governance for Its Pragmatic Role in the Clean Energy Transition,” delivered by fellow Munur S. Herdem. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 12-1 p.m. ET, at the Balsillie School […]