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Jun 20 2025

The Roundup: Counter tariffs. Ford sorry. Spanish rejection.

FRI JUN 20 2025
David Akin's Roundup
Counter tariffs. Ford sorry. Spanish rejection.
Canada
Ottawa unveils steel and aluminum measures to counter U.S. tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa will also introduce new rules to ensure Canadian steel and aluminum and tariff-free products from other trading partners are prioritized. [Global]
The Liberal government’s legislation would let cabinet quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines. [Global]

Those Canadians will have to reach a neighbouring country first, however, as airspace over the warring countries is closed, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said. [Global]
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The Provinces
Ford apologizes to First Nations leaders for ‘hat in hand’ comments
On Thursday, Premier Doug Ford emerged from his meeting with Anishinabek Nation leaders and apologized for comments he made the day before. [Global]
Mr. Kinew said his province would like direction from Ottawa as it navigates efforts to resolve the trade war and restore unfettered trade. “Given the rise of this massive economy and global power,” he said of China, “I think it’s important for us to have a strategy.
We need to also ensure that the engagement with China is happening in a way that serves our domestic interests,” the Premier said. “And certainly, I think the other premiers and I have been making that case in the meetings that we’ve had with Prime Minister Carney.” [Globe and Mail]

Several companies, including Honda, Stellantis, Umicore and Ford have delayed or scrapped their EV projects amid the slow sales growth and the ongoing trade war. [Global]
Aurora
Elsewhere
Spain rejects NATO 5% defense spending push, calls proposal 'unreasonable'
"Committing to a 5% target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive," said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. [Kyiv Independent]

Adarsh Badri: Under Modi, India wants to be the leader of the Global South. But its domestic challenges are an obstacle to its foreign policy ambition. [World Politics Review]
Backstage at the G7 Family Photo
An Instagram reel from the account of the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. [Instagram]
Science and Technology

The feature does what its name implies and lets you schedule a message to send later. So if you remember someone's birthday is coming up or your friend asks you to remind them of something later, you can schedule a message now so you don't forget. [CNET]

Use the duplicated() Function in R: Find & Remove Duplicates. Identify duplicate elements in a vector or data frame. Remove duplicates easily! [RStudioDataLab]
The Calendar
  • 0900 : 135B West Block - NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice and civil society groups speak about Gaza.
  • 1200 : Ottawa - PM Carney will host a virtual meeting with First Ministers.
  • 1400 : NPT - The Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson releases its annual report.
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