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Jul 9 2025

The Roundup: Canadian extremists. Watchdog frustration. Copper tariffs.

WED JUL 9 2025
David Akin's Roundup
Canadian extremists. Watchdog frustration. Copper tariffs.
Canada
4 CAF members were plotting to 'seize' land in Quebec: RCMP
Four Quebec men, including two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), have been charged with plotting to forcibly "seize" land near Quebec City. As Touria Izri explains, RCMP say the group was also planning to create an anti-government militia.
 
Canadian far-right extremists trying to accelerate confrontation with federal government, expert warns
The RCMP has charged three men with facilitating a terrorist activity in a plot to create an “anti-government militia” in Quebec, and a fourth man with multiple explosives and firearms charges. Two of the accused are Canadian Armed Forces members. Dawna Friesen speaks with David Hoffman, from the Network for Research on Hateful Conduct and Right-Wing Extremism in Canadian Armed Forces, about the dangers of Canadian far-right extremists joining the military.
[Global National]
A federal ombudsman is now calling for an "overhaul" of Canada's federal procurement system. David Akin explains why Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic is frustrated with the system, his suggested solutions, and why fixing this could be a tall order for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. [Global National]
Pollster Mario Canseco said this creates an "interesting dilemma" for the NDP. Unlike the most recent Liberal and Conservative leadership contests, he said, this one has a wide-open field. [CP]
Speaking before the Liberal faithful back on March 25 when she launched her campaign, Emma Harrison promised “to work my ass off” if elected as Peterborough’s Member of Parliament. Now, just more than two months after voters in overwhelming numbers marked an ‘X’ beside her ballot-listed name, the first-time MP is doing just that as she adjusts to political life, both in her riding and in Ottawa — all while raising three children with her husband and helping with the operation of their beef farm in Selwyn Township.[Kawartha Now]
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The Provinces

P.J. Akeeagok said in a statement that he's leaving politics to spend more time with his family and not for another political position. Akeeagok has served as premier since November 2021, when he was elected for the first time to the territorial assembly. [CP]

The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québécois or Conservatives. Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime has put his name forward, hoping to win what would be his party's only seat in the legislature. [CP]
Aurora
Elsewhere

'I believe, the tariff on copper we're going to make it 50 pe cent,' U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. [Global]
Media

A new study finds that readers often misunderstand AI’s role in news writing, creating their own explanations based on limited information. Without clear byline disclosures, many assume the worst. [PsyPost]

Trump’s media company has unveiled a television streaming platform called Truth+ and announced that Newsmax — a propaganda outlet known for its pro-Trump content — will be a flagship channel.
Science and Technology
Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever
As space rock 2024 YR4 became more likely to hit Earth than anything of its size had ever been before, scientists all over the world mobilized to protect the planet. [MIT Technology Review]

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