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Jun 9 2025

The Roundup: Defence spending. Starmer coming. Reporter suspended.

MON JUN 9 2024
David Akin's Roundup
Defence spending. Starmer coming. Reporter suspended.
Canada
Carney to announce Canada’s defence spending will hit NATO’s target of 2% of GDP this fiscal year, sources say
The sources said the new spending will include higher pay for members of the Canadian Armed Forces; new aircraft, armed vehicles and ammunition; new drones and more sensors to monitor the seafloor and the Arctic; repair and maintenance commitments for existing ships, aircraft and other assets; more health care funding for Forces personnel; and funding to boost the Canadian Coast Guard’s reach and capabilities. [Globe and Mail]

U.S. envoy says defence spending is Canada's choice but remains a "relationship irritant" as NATO eyes higher targets and Carney, Trump pursue new defence talks. [Global]
“It’s up to the Canadian government to decide which direction they want to go,” said Lüttenberg. “The state of the art submarine that we are offering jointly with Norway, which is built in Germany, is a very good solution for Canadian security, especially when you look at the Arctic.” [Global]
The [UK] prime minister will meet his counterpart, Mark Carney on Saturday for wide-ranging talks including the question of how to handle the US president. [Times of London]

Thapliyal said that the party’s failure to conduct fair nominations contributed to its inability to win the last election. He said that a lack of unity among grassroots members weakened campaign efforts, especially in close ridings that were decided with narrow margins. He added that the party had sufficient time to hold open nominations, but delays pushed the process to the point where the election was called. After that, senior officials exercised their discretion—allowed under the party constitution—to appoint candidates, bypassing the grassroots based nomination election process. [The Hill Times]
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The Provinces
First legislative session of the Liberal government adjourns for the summer with 34 bills proclaimed into law. [Telegraph Journal]
Aurora
Elsewhere
Secretary-General Mark Rutte will say during a visit to London that NATO must take a “quantum leap in our collective defense” to face growing instability and threats, according to extracts released by NATO before Rutte’s speech. [AP]

The latest round of talks comes as China said its exports to the U.S. dropped by more than a third in May — the sharpest such decline in more than five years.[NBC News]
Media
Global streamers fight CRTC’s rule requiring them to fund Canadian content
Apple, Amazon, Spotify, and others are challenging a CRTC order to fund Canadian content, arguing it’s unfair and exceeds the regulator’s authority under the law. [Global]

Veteran ABC News correspondent Terry Moran was suspended Sunday after he posted a highly critical assessment of President Trump and Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on the social media platform X. [CNN]
Science and Technology

You can use basic chatbots to effortlessly get structured data from almost any source, use AI as your personal formula generator, and even get personalized tutorials and guidance for mastering advanced features. [PCMag]
The Calendar
  • 0830 : Montreal - Finance Min François-Philippe Champagne speaks to the Conference of Montreal.
  • 1000 : Toronto - PM Carney speaks about defence and security priorities
  • 1030 : HoC Foyer - BQ MP Christine Normandin , Patrick Bonin and Xavier Barsalou-Duval speak about C-5.
  • 1100 : 135B West Block -  A university of Ottawa law professor speaks about Canada's Access to Information Act.
  • 1200 : Toronto - PM Carney tours a military facility
  • 1300 : Toronto - PM Carney speaks to reporters
  • 1600 : Havre-aux-Maisons, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MPs Alexis Deschênes and Mario Simard  meet with fishers.
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… in 2011. Sc 2474. Architecture: Art Deco: Harris Plant, Toronto, ON. Design: Ivan Novotny. 
Toronto gets half its drinking water from this plant! Canada Post: Named after the long-time commissioner of Toronto’s public works, The R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto, Ontario, was designed by Thomas C. Pomphrey, of the engineering firm Gore, Nasmith and Storrie, and was largely built between 1932 and 1937. It opened in 1941. Unlike most modern engineering structures, the building was also created to make an architectural statement. It remains one of Toronto’s most admired buildings earning it the nickname “The Palace of Purification” and a National Historic Civil Engineering designation in 1992.

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