TRENDING TODAY
MASS SHOOTING IN TUMBLER RIDGE BC — RCMP report 10 people dead including the suspect, 25 injured, in a mass shooting in the remote community of Tumbler Ridge, BC. The shooting occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
NETANYAHU FLIES THROUGH CANADIAN AIRSPACE – Online flight trackers show that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew through Canadian airspace on his way to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney previously saying he would honour the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.
LIBERAL MP SAYS QUESTION PERIOD IS “BROKEN’ – Liberal MP Corey Hogan told the House of Commons that the current format of question period falls short of its goal to provide true accountability. Citing the short time of 35-second exchanges and says it doesn’t have to be this way.
CARNEY SPEAKS TO TRUMP AFTER GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE ARGUMENT – Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to Trump about the Gordie Howe International Bridge that he threatened to block. Carney explained that Canadians paid for the bridge in full and that the U.S. already have an ownership stake.
CONSERVATIVE MP REFUSES $10K PAY HIKE – Conservative MP Mike Dawson from New Brunswick has refused his pay hike, standing with taxpayers instead in an official letter to the House of Commons clerk. Dawson said he doesn’t need it and advocacy groups are rallying behind him to ask other MPs to reject the automatic pay hikes.
CARNEY SPENT OVER $772K ON IN-FLIGHT CATERING – Prime Minister Mark Carney spent at least $300,000 on in-flight catering during his air travel since taking office last march and another $472,000 when he got to the destination according to Global Affairs records.
STELLANTIS IS KEEPING 650 STAFF HIRED FOR EV RESEARCH – Stellantis says they hired 650 people as part of their Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC) despite pulling a majority of their investments in Canada.
POLICY DIGEST
93% OF FINANCIAL MARKET PLAYERS THINK THE ECONOMY IS UNDERPERFORMING – New Bank of Canada survey shows a consensus among economists that Canada’s GDP is underperforming. The survey asked 27 financial market participants regarding the performance of the fourth quarter of 2025.
U.S. FAA ADMINISTRATOR SAYS CANADA WILL CERTIFY GULFSTREAM JETS – In a new statement FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told reporters that Transport Canada will announce the Gulfstream certifications that have been delayed for years. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump put Canada on blast for having “refused” to certify models of the gulfstream.
INVESTORS COMMIT $5-BILLION TO FARM CREDIT CANADA – Farm Credit Canada has landed $5-billion in investor commitments for farming and food innovation over the next four years. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald says “we’re the breadbasket of the world.”
THE NEW NUCLEAR PERIL – On Feb. 5th, the last legally binding constraint on the nuclear forces of the U.S. and Russia expired. Five decades of nuclear arms control came to an end as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expired.
NO MASS PUBLIC DEMAND IN THE U.S. TO SCRAP CUSMA – Americans are deeply pessimistic about the direction of their country and trade policy has become connected to voters’ minds to prices, affordability, and economic stress. CUSMA exists in a space of partial familiarity. Many Americans do not feel informed enough to hold firm views about what should happen to the agreement.
CANADA’S DECISIONS TO STRIKE A DEAL WITH CHINA IS A MOVE AWAY FROM THE WEST – Allowing a capped number of Chinese EVs in exchange for lower tariffs on exports has been framed by many as a geopolitical shift away from the West. However, the deal has modestly improved Canada’s position ahead of the CUSMA review.